My 04 1150 has a problem with second gear that seems to be getting worse. Maybe someone can point me in the right direction.
When upshifting into second one of three things occurs:
1) It stays in gear as it should until time to upshift to 3rd (85% of the time)
2) After accelerating a brief distance it suddenly drops back into neutral (about 10% of the time and seemingly getting worse), causing over revving of the engine and great embarrassment when it happens in front of a biker filled outdoor cafe
3) It stays in gear but the shifter feels sort of 'stuck' and I have to re-clutch and pull up the shifter a couple of times before it will shift to 3rd. If I just clutch and pull up on the shifter as one normally would nothing happens; it just stays in second. (about 5% of the time).
No problems whatsoever with other gears. When downshifting everything works just like it should; has never jumped out of any gear.
When the bike was about a year old I had issues with it suddenly jumping out of 6th even after I'd been in that gear for miles. BMW replaced the gearbox under warranty and that issue never occurred again.
Number 3 issue has been around for couple years, Number 2 started last year and seems to be getting worse.
Anyone else with these issues? Any ideas for fix?
RavenGS
04 1150GS
Lino Lakes, MN
When upshifting into second one of three things occurs:
1) It stays in gear as it should until time to upshift to 3rd (85% of the time)
2) After accelerating a brief distance it suddenly drops back into neutral (about 10% of the time and seemingly getting worse), causing over revving of the engine and great embarrassment when it happens in front of a biker filled outdoor cafe

3) It stays in gear but the shifter feels sort of 'stuck' and I have to re-clutch and pull up the shifter a couple of times before it will shift to 3rd. If I just clutch and pull up on the shifter as one normally would nothing happens; it just stays in second. (about 5% of the time).
No problems whatsoever with other gears. When downshifting everything works just like it should; has never jumped out of any gear.
When the bike was about a year old I had issues with it suddenly jumping out of 6th even after I'd been in that gear for miles. BMW replaced the gearbox under warranty and that issue never occurred again.
Number 3 issue has been around for couple years, Number 2 started last year and seems to be getting worse.
Anyone else with these issues? Any ideas for fix?
RavenGS
04 1150GS
Lino Lakes, MN