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- 16 thruxton r. 2011 tiger 800
Finally got the 2011 Tiger shifting like it should have when new. It always moved up the gears fine but down shifts were an issue right from the get go even after the detent spring recall was completed. Almost 59 k km and suddenly almost will not down shift at all. Disassembly inspection found the shift shaft assembly bent so that the return spring pin was was 10 or 20 degrees from perpendicular causing lots of force applied to up shifts but little to down shifts. Straightened out the pin, installed actuator wing and gear , comes as a kit, and reassembled. Two things you can do to help avoid this situation ,maybe. Weld the foot shifter lever to the bottom heim joint. The top should be done also but they are different metals. Check the plastic cover that keeps your left ankle from hurting the bike when you fall down. Is the shift lever striking it on upshifts ? If it is even coming close remove a few mils of plastic for good measure .Perhaps the newer tigers have tightened things up a bit in this area, my Thruxton has the same basic system although the heim rod is much shorter, and it’s shifts like CR 125. If you sort out how to snug up the the top heim joint connection please advise..... Brooke