keeps getting stuck in gear

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Re: keeps getting stuck in gear

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Spray the linkage with GT85(great stuff) then after a couple of days spray with oil and repeat after a week or so. If your still having problems seek professional advice.
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If the bike meets the criteria for a BMW Insured Warranty, consider taking one out, wait a month, then wheel the bike into your nearest BMW dealer!
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ok, i will leave it a few days and take it for a ride

it seems to be worse after the bike has been running a while (ie warm gearbox), and only happens when changing down into 3rd or 2nd. this lends me to believe it's a worn gearbox, as oppose to a sticking linkage
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Beagle wrote: Spray the linkage with GT85(great stuff) then after a couple of days spray with oil and repeat after a week or so. If your still having problems seek professional advice.

Failing that? Bungle will be along with some more valuable advice 😂 got your peg lowering kit fitted yet? Or still waiting further instruction ya tard.
The GS 'is' the better bike :-)
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i'm not spending money on insured warranty, or having a gearbox stripped. i will sell the bike if i can't live with the problem


it's been a great bike, but very expensive to maintain
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ds99 wrote:I'm not spending money on insured warranty.
Take one out at £35 per month, get the bike fixed then cancel the payments.

BMW Motorrad Insured Warranty, Policy Handbook, https://d3he9si2xmpgay.cloudfront.net/p ... policy.pdf
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ds99 wrote:It's been a great bike, but very expensive to maintain.
Is it an ex Police bike?
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no, not ex-police
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May struggle with this bit,


Any costs resulting from your motorcycle being kept in an unroadworthy condition or not being serviced in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. If we believe that a recurring fault is due to poor maintenance of your motorcycle, we reserve the right to request proof of servicing and to specify immediate recovery to an authorised BMW Motorrad Retailer or BMW Motorrad Service Workshop.
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i'm not going down the warranty route
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update..


i sprayed GT85 maintenance spray on the linkages, and brushed with an old toothbrush, then i covered the linkages in chainsaw oil


the problem went away!
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