Hi my dragstar has a problem withe the gear shifter not returning to its natural resting position. When i change gear the pedal sticks untill i give it a nudge then it gose back into place. i have checked the springs on the shaft and all seem ok. the clutch works fine and can select gears ok. coud this be a slight bend in the shaft or is there somthing have missed. Cheers Paul.

Sounds like the spring has broken you will need to move it back to original position with your foot and replace the spring asap

try greasing or replacing the fulcrum of the pedal shaft. this may have got corroded inside which makes it difficult for the pedal shaft to return to its original position by the action of the return spring.

Without being able to see and mess with the bike a bit, I would guess that you have a shifter pawl spring broken in your transmission. It's either the return spring or the spring on the pawl itself. To test the spring, start from the "neutral postition" of the shifter. Regardless of the gear the bike might be in, when you are not pushing down on the shifter or lifting up on it, it is in the neutral position, where it normall sits. Now, using your fingers push down on the shift lever until you feel the transmission start to shift, you feel a resistance. Stop right there, do not shift the gear but allow the shifter to return to the neutral position. Now, lift the shifter with your fingers until you feel the resistance of the transmission getting ready to shift. What you are feeling for is the resistance of the shifter return spring. Does it feel the same in both directions? If not, the spring is broken. If it does, then the problem is something else.

Still if the transmissio will not shift into a particular gear, something is wrong inside the transmission and you'll have to go into it to find the problem most likely.

Good Luck
steve

That happens all over the world and thats because of the cold weather that affect the gear shifter Solenoid that releases the shifter after you press the brake pedal and when its cold the the solenoid get stuck. you might wanna check it or changed if need be. Good luck

There's only two things that could possibly make contact with the top cover and cause any problem. One is the shifter pawl and the other is neutral switch.

The shifter pawl return springs are notorious for breaking in the five speed transmissions. I've replaced a load of them. Take your foot shifter pedal and lift up on it until the transmisson just tries to shift. Then go back to the center position and press the lever down until the transmission just tries to shift. Does the spring pressure feel the about the same in both directions. If not, the shifter pawl return spring is broken.

With the top off, you can inspect the small spring on the sfifter pawl itself. See if that spring is broken. This is about the only thing that I know of in a five speed that will cause shifting problems. But then, I never claimed to know it all.

Good Luck
Steve

hi,2 possible causes,1-if the bike has remote linkages to the gear shift,check that the shaft that the gear lever itself is pivoted on,is well lubricated and moves freely,they sometimes have a habit of filling  with road grime over time and this will cause them to stick or become quite heavy in operation,2-and this requires removal of the crankcase cover to repair,the return spring on the shift drum has lost its strength and needs replacing,i hope that it is the first option as that is easy to fix,the second option not quite so easy and a lot more expensive if you have to have it done in a shop..hope this helps...cheeers

It sounds like it is time for a new brake light switch, It is located just under the top of the brake pedal. Not that difficult to change.

Good Luck, and I hope this helps.

sound like you may have blown the return spring off of either the foot pedal or shifter fork at the trans housing.