v11 le mans europe gearbox

[docc]

32 minutes ago, activpop said:

Nice porkchops!

groan . . . might as well drift this thread three times sideways . . . 

 

[activpop]

Who knew?   I learned something else today!

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On 3/22/2023 at 7:11 AM, igor said:

hi everyone

i'm from belgium and just acquired a v11 le mans from 2001 ( says on the first registration papers )

when i look at specifications for this year model , it says 6 gears

i only have 5 gears on mine , could it be an earlier version or is it possible a faulty gearbox that cant reach the 6th gear ?

thanks a lot for your replies

 

On 3/25/2023 at 9:29 AM, docc said:

Hi, @igor! I am not sure what you mean by the "plastic cap" and "second bolt."

Here is a view of the mechanism looking from the middle of the bike outward with the swingarm removed (for reference, only).

Notice the lock nut on the pivot blot. This must be removed to unscrew the pivot bolt from the frame tab to clean and grease. See, also, the connecting rod and its Heim/ "rose" joints. These should be inspected, lubricated and tight, including the lock nuts on the rod. Adjust the rod length to get the extension arm of the foot lever and the arm on the gearbox input shaft parallel. This is best achieved with the starter off. (Remove the battery negative cable first!)

Make sure the arm on the gearbox is also pinched tight. The position of this arm (above on the left, behind the starter) and the length of the connecting rod can be adjusted to ensure the foot lever and entire mechanism swings freely up and down, in every gear, without striking the frame side plate or fouling the backside of the starter.

The pivot bolt is screwed into the frame tab tightly enough to allow movement, but limit too much play. The pivot bolt lock nut is then used to fix the pivot bolt in that ideal position. I found that a small "shim" between the foot lever and frame tab helped:

Once fully assembled, with the starter in place, check again that the entire mechanism moves freely in every gear without fouling anywhere in the up- and down-swings.

 

15 hours ago, igor said:

hello evryone , thanks all for your help , managed to fix the problem with some adjusting of the gear shifter .

Thnaks again

@igor, apologies for the thread drifts.  So very happy to hear you have your gearbox shifting well!

Keep us posted on your riding and enjoyment of your V11 !