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Originally Posted by Thumper
I understand the presumption that the clutch is involved since it is like the clutch is slipping transiently. But I wonder if the guide yoke(s) on 5th gear(s) is not fully engaging the dogs.
Does shifting into 5th feel like a deliberate "full throw"? If the rotating shifter guide that positions the yokes is not completely in the fifth gear position, the dogs could be incompletely engaged.
I am calling those guide yolks because I don't know the proper name for them. They moved transversely on certain gears on the counter rotating shaft, and drive shaft when you select a gear. Maybe get the rear wheel off the ground and manually go through the gears (shift with left hand while rocking the rear wheel back and forth with right hand so the dogs can align). See if it feels like a solid and complete chunk when it gets to each gear position, particularly between 4th and 5th. Do this with engine not running, of course.
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Interesting, I have no idea what any of that means
. But I'll give it a try to see what happens. It does feel like the shift into 5th is a "full throw", just as solid as all the rest.
Like I said, this happens maybe one time, sometimes a second time a few seconds afterwards, and that's only about every few months of riding, and I ride a few times per week at the least. It's not a major pending concern at that rate, but I'm just trying to get a grasp on what might be happening in case it starts to get worse.