DezaraX
03-12-2007, 04:16 PM
From searching the forum, I found that rearsets coming loose on the R1s is a fairly common problem. I have a 99 R1 and a few months ago, the upper bolt on the left rearset (shifter side) came out. It happened right as I had revved high in 1st and tried to shift to second (with some difficulty). Because of the timing and the way it happened, I thought I must have damaged something as downshifting became nearly impossible. A few weeks later, I finally realized that my rearset bolt had come off (yeah, I know I should've realized it earlier.)
Anyways, after taking one of my bolts from the passenger peg bracket (same bolt) and re-securing the rearset, my shifting obviously became much easier since the shifter wasn't being pushed down while trying to downshift, but shifting in general was still rough. It takes several attempts trying to shift in between gears, especially going downshifting in lower gears (with 2nd to 1st being the most difficult).
I spoke with another rider recently and he said that he's had this happen before and it typically damages the shift shaft when a bike is ridden with a loose rearset like that. I probably rode at least a hundred miles with the rearset loose.
Can anyone shed more light on this and offer any possible damaged parts and/or maintenance I need to perform to get the shifting back to normal?
Any suggestions are much appreciate. Thanks!