September 7, 200619 yr Whilst riding in the Manx 2 day the other week, 7 sections from the end the gear box packed up on my 4rt. It was stuck in 1st and would not select another gear or neutral. Which ended my trial. When it was stripped down the gear selector shaft had broken. When I telephoned to order a new one, I got the impession that they have had a few of these break, and that they were designed to do so rather than cause any further damage to the gear box. Quite a clever idea? I don't doubt it was me smacking the gear lever hard against the rock that caused the shaft to break, not that I remember catching it. Surely though it would be better to have a a gear lever that breaks/bends so you can carry on riding with a bent lever, or just undo one bolt to replace it. Looking at the lever on the mont it is unlikely you are going to bend or break that, so it's the shaft that breaks. With the way I ride, hitting every rock and hole at the wrong speed/angle I am now a bit concerned this is going to happen again. The cost of the of the shaft is a similar price to the lever, but it's the fact that it's not a repair you can do quickly at the roadside! Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone know if the shaft is designed to break to prevent gear box damage? Should I go back to riding a Beta with a bent gear lever? Cheers Dave
September 7, 200619 yr on my 97 beta the same action broke a stop out of the casing, this was the crankcase i had to relace!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you can be unlucky with any bash ! yes this i something i have seen before
September 7, 200619 yr I think Perce did this at the last group on the last day of this years SSDT, very lucky
September 7, 200619 yr I can confirm I did this in the last group at the ssdt this year, 30 minutes stuck in first rushing to ensure I lost no time penelties meant I'm still suffering from white knuckle.
September 7, 200619 yr My mate smacked his Sherco gear-lever and cracked the weld on the shaft so I guess it could happen on any bike!
September 7, 200619 yr HI HAM2 HOW CAN YOU HAVE SHERCO AND MONTESA IN ONE SENTENCE MONTESA IS A QUALITY BUILD A DIFFERENT CLASS FROM SHERCO'S SHERCO'S ARE MADE FROM COKE CANS
September 7, 200619 yr HI HAM2 HOW CAN YOU HAVE SHERCO AND MONTESA IN ONE SENTENCE MONTESA IS A QUALITY BUILD A DIFFERENT CLASS FROM SHERCO'S SHERCO'S ARE MADE FROM COKE CANS Don't know, they make a canny rear brake peddle to suit the Mont.
September 7, 200619 yr I think if I was you doogle dave I would buy another lever and drill a hole in it so it snapped before the shaft.
September 8, 200619 yr HOW CAN YOU HAVE SHERCO AND MONTESA IN ONE SENTENCE MONTESA IS A QUALITY BUILD A DIFFERENT CLASS FROM SHERCO'S SHERCO'S ARE MADE FROM COKE CANS I think there are a few readers here that also have a "quality build" but they did'nt win the Scottish, either! Go figure!
September 8, 200619 yr Author I think if I was you doogle dave I would buy another lever and drill a hole in it so it snapped before the shaft. What a good idea.
September 7, 201411 yr The same thing happened to me today on my (new to me) 06 Repsol 4RT. Is it a big job to replace the shaft? What's involved?
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