1989 Venture Royale shifting

[bart1963]

Hello all,

I've just gotten my 89 Venture Royale back from the shop for a new clutch install. Had it running for a few days and noticed a hard (or harder than normal) shifting around town. Was downshifting the other day and got down to 3rd and went to downshift to 2nd and was completely without a gear. No upshift, no downshift. Managed to get it off the road and found that the gear selector on the dash would show going into a gear, but when my foot left the pedal, it would not stay into gear. Managed to hold it up (shifter) to get into 4 and after getting it moving a holding my foot up on the pedal, it would stay in gear and made it home. Now, in the driveway, it won't go into gear without a considerable amount of force, and some clunking noises coming from the gearbox. I do not think that it was this way before the clutch replacement. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, Brett

[royal57]

Hello all,

I've just gotten my 89 Venture Royale back from the shop for a new clutch install. Had it running for a few days and noticed a hard (or harder than normal) shifting around town. Was downshifting the other day and got down to 3rd and went to downshift to 2nd and was completely without a gear. No upshift, no downshift. Managed to get it off the road and found that the gear selector on the dash would show going into a gear, but when my foot left the pedal, it would not stay into gear. Managed to hold it up (shifter) to get into 4 and after getting it moving a holding my foot up on the pedal, it would stay in gear and made it home. Now, in the driveway, it won't go into gear without a considerable amount of force, and some clunking noises coming from the gearbox. I do not think that it was this way before the clutch replacement. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, Brett

best to check his work hes human.sounds like a leak.

[Chaharly]

Hello all,

I've just gotten my 89 Venture Royale back from the shop for a new clutch install. Had it running for a few days and noticed a hard (or harder than normal) shifting around town. Was downshifting the other day and got down to 3rd and went to downshift to 2nd and was completely without a gear. No upshift, no downshift. Managed to get it off the road and found that the gear selector on the dash would show going into a gear, but when my foot left the pedal, it would not stay into gear. Managed to hold it up (shifter) to get into 4 and after getting it moving a holding my foot up on the pedal, it would stay in gear and made it home. Now, in the driveway, it won't go into gear without a considerable amount of force, and some clunking noises coming from the gearbox. I do not think that it was this way before the clutch replacement. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, Brett

 

You and I are in the same boat my friend. I changed my clutch last week and I'm still fighting clunky shifting. I'm finding that getting all of the little bubbles out of the clutch hydraulics is a multi day process that takes a butt load of patience.

 

I'm starting to think that since our bikes are 30 years old, maybe with the new heavier spring it's making out rubber clutch cable under the motor to swell? I don't know about you, but mine is always covered in oil. Good luck my friend! I'll be following this post for sure