12-10-14, 04:50 PM
(12-10-14, 02:01 PM)Fazerider link Wrote:[quote author=ChristoT link=topic=13507.msg169826#msg169826 date=1413117092]If you keep a bike for a few years without writing it off, it's what happens... just normal wear and tear.
Bloody hell, what do you do with your gear lever?!? :eek
Just out of curiosity, you do ride with your foot well clear of the shifter, right?
Though admittedly my MOT tester seemed to accelerate the process somewhat.
This engine has covered about 80,000 miles, about the same as my original one did before the second gear selection issue raised its head.
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Bit catty, aren't we? :b
I understand normal wear and tear, but as an engineer, I can't see why your shifters are failing compared to other high mileage bikes. My only conclusion is that you're either REALLY heavy-footed, that there's something wrong with the part (but two in a row?), or that you are putting the part under a certain amount of repeated strain. Hence my question about riding with your foot on the lever.
The Deef's apprentice