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Offline Ralphstboy

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ST1100 sometimes gets stuck in 1st gear
« on: June 24, 2024, 03:54:31 PM »
G'day,
         I went for a spin out Samford way and on returning home and after parking I couldn't get out of 1st gear, it took ages to free up, anyone had similar??

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Re: ST1100 sometimes gets stuck in 1st gear
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2024, 05:19:47 PM »
I can say, that it hasnt happened to me, and I have never heard of it happening before.

Is the bike changing the other gears OK?? Is the selector lever moving??
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Re: ST1100 sometimes gets stuck in 1st gear
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2024, 05:35:06 PM »
G'day, thanks for your reply, well once it comes out of 1st it will change up and down no worries, the selector lever is not moving, it's tight,  looks like I will have to pull it down and check everything,
I think 2nd gear fork might be bent as it is difficult to get into sometimes, I guess the fork moves more than 2nd gear??

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Re: ST1100 sometimes gets stuck in 1st gear
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2024, 07:20:42 AM »
Actually I'm thinking that perhaps a fork is badly worn and can come out of it's groove, possible??
 

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Re: ST1100 sometimes gets stuck in 1st gear
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2024, 01:47:37 PM »
I guess it possible, but I dont know how it could happen. My bike has 200,000Ks, and no shift problems.


If you take it apart, take pics so we can see what you find.
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Re: ST1100 sometimes gets stuck in 1st gear
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2024, 03:53:49 PM »
Mine was an EX Police bike, the cops would not have been gentle that's for sure.
Can you please point me toward a Gearbox pull down, or disassembly

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Re: ST1100 sometimes gets stuck in 1st gear
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2024, 06:18:53 PM »
I have a 1300 and had a similar problem it turned out the clutch leaver needed adjusting it wasn’t just quite releasing
Until I found it I would turn the engine off to get it into nuetral

My bike is very popular with the grandies and I think it may have been a victim of the fiddles
 

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Re: ST1100 sometimes gets stuck in 1st gear
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2024, 07:09:22 PM »
Mine is expolice as well. You will find the ST1100 Manual in the 1100 section..
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Re: ST1100 sometimes gets stuck in 1st gear
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2024, 02:04:48 PM »
Thanks for all your replies fellas, I will report back when I pull it down, I can still use it but just for a few months, I don't like such problems hanging over my head.

One last question, once the gearbox is out can I shift gears and see how it works, a big ask I know,

Cheers Joe