Dropped Ninja 250R

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So I finally dropped my bike.... it was a driveway drop so it wasnt hard and did manage to save it.... a little.... I seem to have bent the shifter.... I bent it back but now it wont shift into 2nd.... it will shift down into first and shift up to neutral but that's it..... Can anyone tell me what has happened and if this is expensive? Thanks! :p
 
Thanks! I appreciate it! Its a 09 so good guess...... I'm being told that it needs to be taken in :( boooo
 
It's best if you have it looked at by a mechanic or a friend who knows the bike inside out. I dropped my bike 3 times when I first got it, and I thought I bent the shifter as well, but it turns out that it's like that (I looked it up on youtube :D). Best of luck to you!
 
Cowmooflage said:
It's best if you have it looked at by a mechanic or a friend who knows the bike inside out. I dropped my bike 3 times when I first got it, and I thought I bent the shifter as well, but it turns out that it's like that (I looked it up on youtube :D). Best of luck to you!
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Thank you so much for your help, I just wish I knew what the complete problem was lol! Its driving me nuts:confused:
 
I'm not familiar with that model, but, it's possible that either the bend is preventing the shifter from moving high enough to shift into 2nd OR the shifter has been moved on the spline it's connected to and is not moving high enough. It sounds like it's only moving half way or so, hence it will go into neutral but not 2nd.

It needs someone with at least some mechanical ability to have a look at it. If you don't have anyone available to you then a mechanic is your only option.

You could post in general chat asking for a GTAM member that has a clue to come by and help you out. No idea of the success you'll have but I have seen others post those type of requests.

And if you are female, you're probably gonna get a hundred or so offers. One or two may even be helpful.
 
I have a Ninja and I also bent my shifter peddle once before. Make sure the pedal clears the rod attached to the shifter. If the pedal was bent under the actuating rod and you bent it back make sure it isn't impacting the rod and preventing the shifter from moving up far enough.
If that's ok ensure the rod itself isn't bent and as Griffin says the pedal is splined and fits into a matching splined shaft that sticks out. You adjust your static clutch pedal position this way, check to ensure the fall did not force the pedal to a new position. It should feel in the same position as previous if you place your foot under the pedal for an upshift.
 
Lola said:
So I finally dropped my bike.... it was a driveway drop so it wasnt hard and did manage to save it.... a little.... I seem to have bent the shifter.... I bent it back but now it wont shift into 2nd.... it will shift down into first and shift up to neutral but that's it..... Can anyone tell me what has happened and if this is expensive? Thanks! :p
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Are you trying to shift up to 2nd while stationary ?

Our bikes have positive neutral finder - from 1st, it will only go up to Neutral. Once you get to 5km/h+, you can shift it up passed Neutral.
 
Lola said:
I just wish I knew what the complete problem was lol! Its driving me nuts:confused:
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I'm not familiar with your 250R, but it could possibly be a bent shift fork. Check out this link for a visual representation of what the transmission parts are:

http://www.gadgetjq.com/transmission.htm

Point #2 talks about a bent shift fork:

2. The rider forces the transmission to shift too quickly and/or puts too much pressure on the shift lever. When this happens the dogs might be pressed hard against the gear in the solid space between slots. Look at the top animation again and notice the green shift fork. That fork can be bent and, as you can see from the animation if the fork is bent backward (to the right in this picture) it probably isn't going to completely engage the dogs.
 
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Hi, I've just recently dropped my Ninja 250R as well. My shift lever is a bit bent; however, there is no problem in shifting gears. What i did notice was that whenever i let go of the handles of my bike, it tends to sway to the left. I've tried leaning more towards the right but it still sways to the left. What could be the problem?
 
NinjaNoob said:
Hi, I've just recently dropped my Ninja 250R as well. My shift lever is a bit bent; however, there is no problem in shifting gears. What i did notice was that whenever i let go of the handles of my bike, it tends to sway to the left. I've tried leaning more towards the right but it still sways to the left. What could be the problem?
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If it was a not too hard drop, it could be the fork tubes out of alignment. Harder drop the tubes could be bent.
 
Thanks. I was making a left and made the noob mistake of braking while my tires were turned and eventually low sided and hit the curb at speed of around 10 - 15km/h. It wasn't a hard drop but i believe the alignment of the forks may be misaligned. My question is, should i get this checked at a mechanic asap? or can i ride it out until the next oil change. My bike is very new, just over 400km right now. I expect to do my first oil change around 900-1000km.
 
My shifter pedal got bent too, my son thought he could just jump on and ride ....duh.....anyway....I went to Snow City and they had one in stock....easy fix, it took me less than ten minutes to change it out.
 
NinjaNoob said:
Thanks. I was making a left and made the noob mistake of braking while my tires were turned and eventually low sided and hit the curb at speed of around 10 - 15km/h. It wasn't a hard drop but i believe the alignment of the forks may be misaligned. My question is, should i get this checked at a mechanic asap? or can i ride it out until the next oil change. My bike is very new, just over 400km right now. I expect to do my first oil change around 900-1000km.
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If the forks are out of alignment you can tell by aligning the wheels - you can place a straight plank along the back wheel extending past the front. Then sit in the saddle and see if it's straight. If not, you can brace the wheel against something and apply pressure to the bars to straighten it, then tighten the triple tree clamps.

This is probably Frankenstein mechanics but it's what I've done in the past.
 
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their help. I love this community! To answer Whetaus-tr, it didn't matter whether the bike was stationary or going.... it wouldn't go past neutral. I decided not to have anyone tinker with it and GP bikes picked it up yesterday.... I'll find out today what the issue is and keep you all updated!!:p
 
Lola said:
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their help. I love this community! To answer Whetaus-tr, it didn't matter whether the bike was stationary or going.... it wouldn't go past neutral. I decided not to have anyone tinker with it and GP bikes picked it up yesterday.... I'll find out today what the issue is and keep you all updated!!:p
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hope you get it all sorted it out and get back on your bike in no time!
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