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Morning all, I've been chasing this issue for some time now and haven't really progressed much so I'm here to ask advice. After washing the bike it was fine to ride to work, (8 miles or so) but on the return journey in the evening it became lumpy and only just got home with increased revs...

This is very helpful, thank you. I think the term detent is what was throwing me off. Thanks for clearing that up. I know what to look for now and I’m fairly sure that the smaller spring will be the issue in this case after having a look last night. I’m not sure if I can get hold of one here in...

Thank you for your input amc49. Does anyone else have any advice regarding the shift spring and whether it’s possible it’s causing me so many issues?

Hi all, I have an XS400 Special and I’m experiencing false neutrals on almost every ride, it finds them whilst I’m already in gear and suddenly drops into a neutral. Also often get an unwanted jump from 4th down to 3rd. It can be challenging at times to drop through the gears to 1st when...