no movement in my gear selector

[Cole]

hi guys n gals

so today i was riding to work and i got to the traffic lights on tonkin and collier road and went to go back to first gear, as i clicked down i noticed that the bike was stuck in neutral and wont move at all up or down. so i pulled to the side of the road to see if it was something jamming it but its not.

so my question is what should i try do myself before i take the bike to a bike shop and pay toooo much??

also the bike wasnt making any grinding sounds before this happened.

the bike is a 2008 zx6

thanks for any help

Cole

[Aufitt]

Have you removed the lever and lubed the pivot shaft?

They get dry over time and need Anti-seize or waterproof grease annually.
10 minute job.

[Cole]

no i havent, i got a lift home dropped my bike off and went to work so its still on the trailer ill give that ago in the morning. what about changing the oil could that also help. the bikes only done just over 12600ks

[truewheel]

Low oil?
Low clutch fluid?
Clutch adjustment?

Disclaimer: I'm no mechanic but still these are easy checks.

[GIXXEN]

Sorry mate but zx6 suffer quite regularly from worn/bent shift fork and shift drum.

I had exact same issue and turned out to be that. Not cheap

Hopefully it's not

[Cole]

ok well that kinda sucks to hear, so where should i take it to get it fixed? i dont really wanna go to kawaski

[Cole]

do u remember how much it cost GIXXEN ??

[GIXXEN]

Sorry mate I had all the bearings etc in the box done at the same time along with new drum too it was around the 2k mark

[gilly71]

i have had the same with my bike and some one here told me to rock the bike backwards or forwards, it aligns the clutch plates.... it worked for me

[Arwon]

i have had the same with my bike and some one here told me to rock the bike backwards or forwards, it aligns the clutch plates.... it worked for me

close Trina, the shift dogs on the gears need to be alligned or clear.

[Dirty32]

That'a girl [MENTION=39613]trina1[/MENTION] !
Aren't you glad you didnt leave...?!

Hopefully its something simple and doesnt cost you too much [MENTION=20156]Cole[/MENTION] ...

[Cole]

well its at the shop now hope i find out soon how much its gonna cost

[Cole]

just incase anyone cares i took my bike to mack 1 midland and got a phone call saying the gears had got all tangled up in the box and was a easy fix and now they are just waiting on a new gasket. it cost $450 which isnt to bad im happy

[19andrew59]

the gears had got all tangled up in the box

Please, don't take this the wrong way but, what the hell does that mean?

[Cole]

yea ummm i dont really know the guy on the phone said it was hard to explain hahaha ill ask more questions when i pick it up