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Offline Slycooper1991

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Cant shift into 2nd
« on: February 21, 2014, 04:18:30 PM »
I have a 1975 CB550K that i picked up from a friends dad for cheap. This is my first bike and  I got it running and driving and everything works great except i cant shift up. I have First gear and neutral and that's it. What can cause my issue. and how big of a job could it be to fix this issue. I have tried rolling the bike back and forth while trying to shift up and at different speeds and RPMs. and i rebuilt the clutch pack because the frictions and steels were stuck together.
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Offline LesterPiglet

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Re: Cant shift into 2nd
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2014, 04:23:11 PM »
Try selecting the gears without the engine running. Don't use the clutch and roll it forwards and backwards while operating the gear shift. If you can get the gears this way then you have a clutch problem.
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Offline dave500

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Re: Cant shift into 2nd
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2014, 06:11:24 PM »
pull the clutch cover off again,have a look at the drum actuating levers.
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