Hi folks,
After not having ridden my bike (C5, 260miles on it) for a few weeks, I finally got a chance this morning. I started it up, let it warm up for a couple of minutes and then got on and shifted into 1st gear - or rather attempted to. Instead of the nice satisfying "click" that I am used to, the shift lever seem to move a little and meet hard resistance. Tried letting out the clutch a little and the bike rattled and shuddered , with an unpleasant sound - so I guess the gears hadn't engaged fully. I tried moving the bike as I shifted - with no luck. Tried moving into higher gears and then back into 1st - still no luck. This went on for a few minutes and finally at some point the gears seem to engage (i.e., the bike moved without the shuddering and rattling) and I proceed to my office. I probably had to go through 6 or 7 stop signs, dropping down to 1st at each one, and had no difficulty. The ride to work was uneventful, don't know if I'm going to have the same problem when I leave later this evening.
So my question is - has anyone else had this problem ? Is this just a passing "stickiness" that I probably don't need to worry about, or is it a symptom of something worse (hope not, my dealer is 130 miles away....). Any other thoughts on this ?
thanks,
Karthi