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gear trouble? SOLVED! (See last post)
Hi, I'm excited to be joining as a new owner. This summer I purchased a beautiful '95 K75rta. It rode great and over the first 3 weeks I began falling in love with many of the attributes. For the past 22 years I've ridden only Japanese and Italian bikes, but I was ready for a better commute and occasional trip bike.
I was looking forward to joining the MOA when unfortunatelly on my ride to work, just shy of my first 1000 miles on the new k75, the shifter began traveling farther with each gear shift. I pulled into a parking lot and checked, only to find that my gear shifter now swung 360 degrees without any catch. Saddened I hauled the bike in to the shop and soon after parked it unfixed in my garage.
My local shop here in Minneapolis wants more than I can afford just to look at the problem, presumably an issue with the drive shaft or gearing. Unfortunately I don't have the know-how to work on it myself.
Now I'm a bit lost for what to do next...
After talking with a local rider he suggested that I go ahead and join and post my story. So here I am. I do want to get the bike up and running for next spring but I'm unsure of how.
Either way, Greetings. I look forward to the ride.
Hi, I'm excited to be joining as a new owner. This summer I purchased a beautiful '95 K75rta. It rode great and over the first 3 weeks I began falling in love with many of the attributes. For the past 22 years I've ridden only Japanese and Italian bikes, but I was ready for a better commute and occasional trip bike.
I was looking forward to joining the MOA when unfortunatelly on my ride to work, just shy of my first 1000 miles on the new k75, the shifter began traveling farther with each gear shift. I pulled into a parking lot and checked, only to find that my gear shifter now swung 360 degrees without any catch. Saddened I hauled the bike in to the shop and soon after parked it unfixed in my garage.
My local shop here in Minneapolis wants more than I can afford just to look at the problem, presumably an issue with the drive shaft or gearing. Unfortunately I don't have the know-how to work on it myself.
Now I'm a bit lost for what to do next...
After talking with a local rider he suggested that I go ahead and join and post my story. So here I am. I do want to get the bike up and running for next spring but I'm unsure of how.
Either way, Greetings. I look forward to the ride.
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