Hello everyone,

I recently bought an 03 zx6rr with 11k on it.

This bike has after market rear sets.

Sometime when I shift into 2nd and I'm going decently fast,
the shifter seems to hit 2nd gear and kind of kick back (feels similar
to ABS in a car). And the bike will remain in neutral,
after this happens and I go to shift back into first, it will do the same thing but
not as violently.
I was told I may not be hitting the shifter hard enough, but I feel I am.
This is my second bike, and I like to think I know what I'm doing.

I have a full mechanical warranty, do I need repairs? I'm not savvy
with motorcycles, yet.

Please help

 

Welcome, Kdub. Sounds to me like maybe your clutch is hanging-up a bit? (Is it hydraulic or cable?) If hydraulic, you might want to bleed it and put some fresh juice in the line. If cable, double-check the adjustment. Does the bike go into gear(s) reasonably well at idle? Have you ever checked your clutch pack and springs for wear, grunge, good engage/disengage? How's your old oil look when changing it? Any signs of metal bits--larger than the usual very fine "glitter?" Is it just jumping into neutral, or are you getting any shifter fork--grind--gear chatter--bad sounds?
Review your shifting technique, even if you're a veteran. Sometimes I will get the (embarrasing) missed shift/false neutral...and it's my own fault. Use "certainty" when shifting....that doesn't mean "stomping." Make sure your rearsets are not binding at some cocked-up angle, too.... Check everything, and report back. We're here, and glad you're with us.

 

The clutch on the 03 6RR is a cable Jeff.

You can check the required cable free play as mentioned, change your oil and yes, that rearset can be hampering your foot or full lever movement to properly shift positively.

Welcome to KF

 

I will check into more of this on Wednesday , I have class and work all day tomorrow. As far as what I do know

Clutch : yes it's cable
Oil : changed when I bought it approx 50 miles ago
Shifting : shifts great at idle, didn't notice the issue till I started giving it some real gas in first
Rear sets : I will post a couple images of these when I check out the rest

Thanks for the replies and i will get back with more Info soon, thanks guys !

 

Been a couple months, but i did get it fixed. The bolt on the shifter peg was hitting the little bar when trying to go into second, because of the distance of the gear. Shifts like butter now.

Replaced my back tire yesterday and filled my coolant. Have two issues im interested in.

One of my front pads is a little loose and i hear clicking when riding, it goes away when slight pressure is applied and comes right back when released.

I get false neutrals often when going fast off the line.

Thanks for your help

 

OK, if you haven't flushed your brake lines....and I mean THOROUGHLY, you can have some moisture-contaminated fluid behind your brake piston in the caliper(s). This can eventually lead to the pistons getting stuck in the caliper...usually on one side....and then the pad on the OTHER side doing all the work and resulting in weirdly uneven wear. The contaminated side gets stuck...and makes this annoying "wish, wish, wish" sound at every tire rotation. Solution: thoroughly flush your lines. You may even need to pull your calipers and re-set the pistons and pads. No kidding; frozen pistons are a bitch, and they only get worse. Make sure you CLEAN the piston and seal area with brake cleaner (and SOFT toothbrush) before you think about compressing the piston back into the boot! You don't want crud in the rubber piston boot when you compress it. (I generally just use a C-clamp to compress it; gently.) I also suggest using some (ceramic; high temp) brake lube goo around the piston when you compress it back into the boot. (I like Permatex.) Overkill?? Yeah; maybe. All I know is, I just use one finger on my front brake lever...

 

hahaha, when the one finger braking fails, use the other fingers and witness some Pucker Factor when the brakes are not cooperating.

Clean is good, a good heat sink is good. I had not heard of the permatex until now. Talk to us chief Jeff