Shifting woe or...

lazy foot?

This happened on the 510 occasionally, the TXC too...but today happened more than usual and bit me in the a$$ twice at very inopportune moments.

Shifting up or down between first or second it will instead choose neutral. When I want neutral, it usually takes a couple of tries. Yet when at race pace and I needed to hammer down a gear to loft the front over a nice quality log, and instead got a high rev and almost thrown over the bars when I ran smack into the thing.......probably pretty darn funny to see, but wrecks a guy's mojo like pronto.


I could see if it's only up or only down maybe a shift lever positioning change would be in order. The rest of the gears shift fine up and down. Of course I realize they don't have neutrals between each of them either....


Any ideas?

Whenever I get funky shifting, it's an indicator for an oil change. New oil & I get smooth precise shifts again.

Yours might be that simple, hope so

I change my oil every 2-3 rides and I still get some crappy shifts....

nothing to do with oil... i done 2 changes in 4 rides(cleaned out strainers etc).. and last ride i was going a bit quicker than usual and got a few false neutrals and sticky changes WHEN I WANTED THEM LEAST ! .. odd really but defo not oil related..