How much will it cost to replace a 2nd gear synchronizer on a 99 hawk? I'm looking to replace mine cause I'm having some problems with it.

thanks
-kc

 

Hmmm, um....I hate to be the one to break it to you but motorcycles don't have synchronizers. Describe what it's doing and we'll try to help you out here.

 

lol whups, shows how much of a bike vs. car guy I am.


Its doing what having a broken syncro would do in a car. What I mean by this is that when I try to shift into second gear from first, it either doesn't want to go into 2nd and the shift level will either vibrate (get slapped around) really hard and go in, or get slapped around really hard and won't go in, and will just get in neutral.

This only happens if I am above 3krpm in first gear, and it gets worse as the rpms go higher up.

Now downshifting from 3rd into 2nd it doesn't "slap" or grind but it clicks into 1st very very hard. The bike tells you its in first, and it makes sure you know it.

Any thoughts?

I thought it was syncro, but appearntly bikes don't have them. So is it a problem with my clutch not engaging/disengaging fully? Is it an oil (hyrdrolic/engine) problem?

-kc

 

This is a common problem with the SH. Do a search to find out what some ppl have to to help with the shifting. I'm too lazy to do the search for ya and too cheap to fix mine. Sorry lol

 

It's totally fine, I didn't know it was common. Mmm search time.