Shifting problem

[Inspector Vijay]

I'm having a bit of trouble finding neutral on my 07 Sprint. This is a new development; it didn't use to happen. The transmission was a bit stiff when the bike was brand new, but had eased up beautifully. Now, I have to say a little prayer before delicately tapping down with the middle of my boot to find neutral. (Very stressful when stopping to pay tolls etc., as you can imagine.) Booting up from first is even trickier. All other gears work fine, except for the occasional heavy clunk when going from neutral to first.

What do you think is causing the problem? Is this something that the dealer can resolve with a new chain and sprockets and maybe some good oil, or is there a bigger issue with the transmission?

It always gets into neutral eventually. But I would still like this to be effortless, like on my Bandit.

[riptide262]

I noticed a significant improvement as soon as I got the break-in oil out of my 2008 Sprint. Clearly oil choice makes a difference. I used the zillion dollar/gallon Triumph oil which seems to work very well. The other thing I notice is I need to keep the engine speed up while shifting. When I am commuting along in traffic I notice the transmission is much more cranky if I shift under 3000 rpm. Also, the transmission is very cold blooded. On cold mornings, I need to be real careful for the first few miles untill things warm up a bit. This may suggest a sensitivity to oil viscosity if you are using something thinker than the Triumph stuff.

jpm

[Calliway]

Neutral is never an easy find on the Triumoh. Sometimes I have to do a little rock when its cold but other then that the transmissions are great. Good feedback which some may mistake as clunky.

[F4sSprintST]

Okay, this doesn't solve your transmission problem, BUT.....

1. Buy a Toll Pass Tag
   
2. Shift into neutral while you are still rolling up to the stop, gives you more time to do it

Originally Posted by Inspector Vijay

(Very stressful when stopping to pay tolls etc., as you can imagine.)

[dolson]

Remember, these are straight cut and not bevel cut gears and if they meet tooth on you will get what you are describing. It's just the nature of the hardware and I doubt anything is wrong, you just haven't experienced this before.
Just a little roll forward or back should get things out of alignment.

[feirmeoir]

Maybe your clutch needs adjusting.

[Barndoor]

I started to notice this also with my 07 around 5500 miles. Changed the oil and adjusted the clutch cable, and neutral is a breeze to find now. I noticed that the clutch wasn't completely disengaging before I adjusted the cable.

[iceman]

Originally Posted by feirmeoir

Maybe your clutch needs adjusting.

... Clutch adjustment is a possibility.It happened to me a couple of years ago - turned out there was a bit too much freeplay and with the lever pulled right in the clutch wasnt disengaged properly.
A quick adjustment and it was all good

Grant

[Pickle Jim]

Your other problem is one of perception.
Your comparing your Sprint Gearbox against a Suzuki and the one thing Suzuki know how to do is build a slick smooth as silk gearbox.
My previous was a GSXR 750 K4 and it's taken me a couple of months to really get used to the box, there's nothing wrong with it, but yo can't compare any other gearbox to a Suzuki.

[tubby885]

A tip for slicker shifting.
Grease the gear lever pivot.
Disassemble the link rod ball joints and pack them with grease.
All these were dry on my ST now shifting is super slick with no problems finding neutral or any false neutrals.Selecting neutral on the ST requires a precise touch,too much pressure and you can shift through it into the next gear.