ninjette.org - View Single Post

rustler753 · June 28th, 2009, 03:00 AM

JUST got out of the 600 mile factory oil change/checkup where everything was checked over for proper tension bla bla...Driving down the highway, doing about 55-60, I'm exiting to go to delicious CiCi's pizza, and I go to down shift. The shift lever CAME OFF on the highway!!! I'm thankful that the hardware was hanging by a thread, none of the washers or the bolt fell out going at 60mph.

It then occured to me that there is a stop light between here and my pizza, with no turn offs or exits to parking lots till that light, and the thought shot through my mind of what am I going to do if I get a red light and can't shift down.

Sooooo, of course its red, I have to literally run it on foot holding the clutch in to make the left turn into the parking lot....holy crap that was embarrassing especially since I still had the new registration on the bike, and people could see I had to run a brand new 250 into the lot.

Anyways, I'm pissed that the dealership missed this and I'll be giving them a piece of my mind!

But to the technical question haha...um should there be locktight on that gear selector? There was none when I looked at the threads, just curious if there was any reason to leave it as such or just apply some trusty red stuff to it?

June 28th, 2009, 03:00 AM	#1
rustler753 ninjette.org member Name: Mike Location: Boulder, CO Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09' Ninja 250 (SOLD); 00' CBR 929RR Posts: 133	So funny story... JUST got out of the 600 mile factory oil change/checkup where everything was checked over for proper tension bla bla...Driving down the highway, doing about 55-60, I'm exiting to go to delicious CiCi's pizza, and I go to down shift. The shift lever CAME OFF on the highway!!! I'm thankful that the hardware was hanging by a thread, none of the washers or the bolt fell out going at 60mph. It then occured to me that there is a stop light between here and my pizza, with no turn offs or exits to parking lots till that light, and the thought shot through my mind of what am I going to do if I get a red light and can't shift down. Sooooo, of course its red, I have to literally run it on foot holding the clutch in to make the left turn into the parking lot....holy crap that was embarrassing especially since I still had the new registration on the bike, and people could see I had to run a brand new 250 into the lot. Anyways, I'm pissed that the dealership missed this and I'll be giving them a piece of my mind! But to the technical question haha...um should there be locktight on that gear selector? There was none when I looked at the threads, just curious if there was any reason to leave it as such or just apply some trusty red stuff to it?