Will it work?
I put in the new shift star and spring (’05 model design) on Thursday. While I was at it, I swapped in the shift shaft and “claw” from my blown spares motor. Shifting on a stand in the garage didn’t tell me a whole lot. The old Factory Pro shift star worked ok in a no load situation as well. The ‘05 seemed a little more firm, but I’d have to test this on a track.
I headed up to Reno Friday afternoon to join Jason, Jenn, Ricky and the Zoom Zoom crowd for a trackday at Reno-Fernley. Long drive, with snow at the top of Donner pass, but I’d never visited the track, and I needed an answer before I head for Willow Springs on the 15th.
The crowd was great, the weather was a bit brisk, and the transmission works!!! That track is super-bumpy in spots, and has lots of leaned-over shifting going on. If the transmission was going to act up, it should there, but NOTHING. Not a single missed shift or false neutral all day. As a reference point, Jason and Jenn’s bikes were bumping out of gear all over the track. Jason’s ordering the ‘05 stars for both bikes this week.
Aside from some brake drag on the front wheel, which I’ll be fixing with caliper cleaning this week, the bike seems rock solid. Here’s hoping it behaves itself through the end of the season.
Posted: October 8th, 2007 under Posts.
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