Yeah, a thread title like this is enough to make anyone cringe. I was riding my Kat the other day and somehow managed to drop the clutch between the gears (sissy shift). To add insult to injury I was opening up my throttle at the time and the resulting grind echoed throughout the valley for a while. I can't describe how awful and loud the sound of grinding gears was (ugh).
Anyhow I must have got the RPM's to 3000+ in the process as the gearbox screamed. Immediately I realized what I had done but I'm left wondering if I did any damage. The bike seemed fine immediately after that, but yesterday morning as I was pushing my bike with the engine shut and in a 1st gear (with the clutch all the way in) it was grabbing. Now I'm left wondering if that's due to the cold (30 degrees - I'm in Canada), or did I do any damage.
What would you recommend I should do?
Anyhow I must have got the RPM's to 3000+ in the process as the gearbox screamed. Immediately I realized what I had done but I'm left wondering if I did any damage. The bike seemed fine immediately after that, but yesterday morning as I was pushing my bike with the engine shut and in a 1st gear (with the clutch all the way in) it was grabbing. Now I'm left wondering if that's due to the cold (30 degrees - I'm in Canada), or did I do any damage.
What would you recommend I should do?
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