Shifting problems

Smitty065 · 04-01-2017, 12:26 AM

Got 3000 Miles on my Hawk 250 2015. The chain jumped the front sprocket today. I put it back on and tighten the chain. Shifter is not making contact with any of the housings and it seems to be making all the right noises but will not shift out of first. Help please any thoughts or comments are welcome

pete · 04-01-2017, 01:37 AM

Have a look ...The chain may have bent the shaft the gear lever is on the end of...

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hertz9753 · 04-01-2017, 05:30 AM

I would check the output shaft for the front sprocket to make sure that it is not bent or sheared. You could also have a crack or a piece missing from the engine center case around the output shaft.

Did you lose any oil?

Ariel Red Hunter · 04-01-2017, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Smitty065

Got 3000 Miles on my Hawk 250 2015. The chain jumped the front sprocket today. I put it back on and tighten the chain. Shifter is not making contact with any of the housings and it seems to be making all the right noises but will not shift out of first. Help please any thoughts or comments are welcome

Wow, what bad luck. Is the oil level still normal? What gear was it in when the chain jumped the front sprocket? Turn off the engine, try rocking it back and forth while pulling up with your hand on the shift lever. Take the chain off (I would never use that chain again), and see if that helps. If that doesn't do the trick, I hope you are mechanically able, because the engine is going to have to come apart...ARH

Smitty065 · 04-01-2017, 12:17 PM

Shifter not bent shifter shaft Not Bent bearing looks good no cracks in housing not leaking oil .shifter worked fine for the half mile ride home. That's when I tighten the chain and the problem happened........... Could the chain be too tight??????

goat67 · 04-01-2017, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Smitty065

Shifter not bent shifter shaft Not Bent bearing looks good no cracks in housing not leaking oil .shifter worked fine for the half mile ride home. That's when I tighten the chain and the problem happened........... Could the chain be too tight??????

Easy way to find out loosen it up a bit.

Merlin · 04-01-2017, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Smitty065

Shifter not bent shifter shaft Not Bent bearing looks good no cracks in housing not leaking oil .shifter worked fine for the half mile ride home. That's when I tighten the chain and the problem happened........... Could the chain be too tight??????

Remember you need about 25mm slack on your chain.

Ariel Red Hunter · 04-01-2017, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Merlin

Remember you need about 25mm slack on your chain.

Colorado is on the metric system? Most everywhere else in the USA, 7/8ths of an inch slack.

timcosby · 04-01-2017, 07:13 PM

gas on gas off while riding and trying to shift the wholetime might unjam whatever

RogerWFarrier · 04-01-2017, 07:50 PM

I found out the hard way that 3,000 miles on a stock chain is pretty much the max. I threw the chain on my TT 250 and cracked the sprocket cover. In fact the bike wouldn't start at all afterwards so I had to haul it home. The next day I went out to see how much damage I had done in the daylight and found out that the only damage was a crack in the sprocket cover and it actually started so I replaced the chain haven't had any issues with it since. I personally would try to adjust the clutch and see if that helps because when I threw the chain on mine it spun up and shut off before I could hit the kill switch so it's possible that it may have tweaked things just enough to be out of adjustment.

RogerWFarrier · 04-01-2017, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ariel Red Hunter

Colorado is on the metric system? Most everywhere else in the USA, 7/8ths of an inch slack.

You should also check to see if the chain slack measurement is with or without weight on the bike. I know that the TT says 15 mm on the bike but in the manual it says that it's 15 mm weighted.

chuck · 04-01-2017, 08:24 PM

Uni bear is such a great chain for the cheap why take a chance with the oem,replace it Hawk and TT250 owners.The Oem chain needs a lot of adjustment and if you are not on top of it that is when it bites you.

Rail32 · 04-01-2017, 08:47 PM

Sounds to me like a bent shift fork . Seen this before on a few bikes in the 80's .
These motors are cheap . I am not sure at 3000 miles I would even open it up . But that's just me .
Sorry for your loss. As I have been down the busted bike road a good many times . I feel your pain .

Ariel Red Hunter · 04-01-2017, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by chuck

Uni bear is such a great chain for the cheap why take a chance with the oem,replace it Hawk and TT250 owners.The Oem chain needs a lot of adjustment and if you are not on top of it that is when it bites you.

Yes, Chuck, you are 100% correct. On top of that, worn chains raise hell with sprockets. So, if you don't replace the chain early on, you get to replace the sprockets as well...ARH

pete · 04-01-2017, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Merlin

Remember you need about 25mm slack on your chain.

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Originally Posted by Ariel Red Hunter

Colorado is on the metric system? Most everywhere else in the USA, 7/8ths of an inch slack.

Close......

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Smitty065 Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 4	Shifting problems Got 3000 Miles on my Hawk 250 2015. The chain jumped the front sprocket today. I put it back on and tighten the chain. Shifter is not making contact with any of the housings and it seems to be making all the right noises but will not shift out of first. Help please any thoughts or comments are welcome
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04-01-2017, 05:30 AM	#3
hertz9753 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 868	I would check the output shaft for the front sprocket to make sure that it is not bent or sheared. You could also have a crack or a piece missing from the engine center case around the output shaft. Did you lose any oil? __________________ 2015 and 3/4 RPS Hawk 250. Most people would call it a 2016 but the MCO didn't.
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timcosby Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: robertsdale alabama usa Posts: 1,007	gas on gas off while riding and trying to shift the wholetime might unjam whatever __________________ 1991 harley heritage softail classic 2016 hawk kaw h1 400 tripple 13' long chopper in progress 2009 johnny pag bar hog 2004 hd electra glide ultra classic shriner edition 1997 harley davidson 1200 sportster 1972 harley davidson amf sx250
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RogerWFarrier Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: New Smyrna Beach, Florida Posts: 91	I found out the hard way that 3,000 miles on a stock chain is pretty much the max. I threw the chain on my TT 250 and cracked the sprocket cover. In fact the bike wouldn't start at all afterwards so I had to haul it home. The next day I went out to see how much damage I had done in the daylight and found out that the only damage was a crack in the sprocket cover and it actually started so I replaced the chain haven't had any issues with it since. I personally would try to adjust the clutch and see if that helps because when I threw the chain on mine it spun up and shut off before I could hit the kill switch so it's possible that it may have tweaked things just enough to be out of adjustment. __________________ 2016 CSC TT 250, 17/40 sprockets, JT 428 chain, Stock Keima carburetor with needle raised 1 notch and 115 main jet. Modified stock exhaust, Tachometer/Digital cluster upgrade. LED headlight, Superbrightleds 1157 Tail light bulb, Shinko 705's 90/90-21 and 120/80-18.
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04-01-2017, 12:17 PM	#5
Smitty065 Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 4	Shifter not bent shifter shaft Not Bent bearing looks good no cracks in housing not leaking oil .shifter worked fine for the half mile ride home. That's when I tighten the chain and the problem happened........... Could the chain be too tight??????
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04-01-2017, 08:24 PM	#12
chuck Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 436	Uni bear is such a great chain for the cheap why take a chance with the oem,replace it Hawk and TT250 owners.The Oem chain needs a lot of adjustment and if you are not on top of it that is when it bites you.
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04-01-2017, 08:47 PM	#13
Rail32 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Marshfield , Wi Posts: 129	Sounds to me like a bent shift fork . Seen this before on a few bikes in the 80's . These motors are cheap . I am not sure at 3000 miles I would even open it up . But that's just me . Sorry for your loss. As I have been down the busted bike road a good many times . I feel your pain . __________________ Living life to the fullest to avoid regrets later ,,,,or I am a complete loon ! Either way I am good
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