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| Author: | madski [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Here's a new one - snapped shift arm WTF? |
Not on hte track bike but.... Just riding along, went to pass a few cars on the R1, pulled back into the lane and went to shit up and SNAP - no shifter.... Pulled over with the bike in 5th. Used the POS pliers from the tool kit to shift it into second so I could limp home. Luckely only about 8 miles. $50 to replace the damn piece of shit and no bike till Friday. Sux (on top of sitting here when most of the rest of you bastards are Summit).   
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| Author: | madski [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Here's a new one - snapped shift arm WTF? |
the reason i posted this here (not on my track bike) is because I think this is an inherent issue with the Vortex design for the 07/08 R1. They offset the shift rod to go around the frame as opposed to going through the frame like OE or some of the other companies. They provide a longer bolt and a plastic bushing to attach the rod to the shit arm about 2" further out than OE. This creates a lot of rotational force on the arm for which it is not designed and thus I think this is why it snapped. |
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| Author: | milo [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Here's a new one - snapped shift arm WTF? |
well then, there's another item that you can add to your list of aftermarket parts you talked about making, quality shift linkage. 
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| Author: | madski [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Here's a new one - snapped shift arm WTF? |
actually prototypes are supposedly being cut in hte next week or so for the first item we talked about - you're likely going to be one of my lab rats since they will fit your bike  i though about the shift arm but since it does not look like it's a common problem I don't see an upside. it's really more about vortex's stupidity than yamaha's on this one. |
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| Author: | milo [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Here's a new one - snapped shift arm WTF? |
| Author: | Tib [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Here's a new one - snapped shift arm WTF? |
I want free parts...I want to be a test rat  ...got any track plastics, slipper clutches or full rearsets you need tested...send them my way 
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| Author: | madski [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Here's a new one - snapped shift arm WTF? |
there will likely be quite a few lab rats going forward. so don't despair
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| Author: | GixxrSixxr [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Here's a new one - snapped shift arm WTF? |
*clear throat* 
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| Author: | madski [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Here's a new one - snapped shift arm WTF? |
| Author: | GixxrSixxr [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:48 pm ] |
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