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I have asked this on other forums with mixed results:
I was riding with a buddy and my rear shifter came off at 2300 miles. Looking at it, it is a standard bolt and not a shoulder bolt, the spline had work the threads out which let it slide past the spline stop. The bolt was still tight etc.... I assumed this was my fault since I had them off and powered coated them and some how some way I did something wrong.
I left it off, because I actually like the room better and I'm a toe guy anyway.
A couple months later a buddy with a 14 SGS had the interior shifter linkage fall off which stranded him till he figured it out. Looking at his, he found the bolt had the threads worn off also allowing it to slide off the spline on the inside. He was around 3000 miles.
My inside one is now moving out, you can tell by the side to side play in the shifter, and by feeling the linkage has slid off the shaft some. 5300 miles.
The Dealer says they have not heard of this, but I have talked to others that know about it and say its an issue. I think it is a simple solution, just find a should bolt and replace it. but for the cost of these bikes I mean really.
We are both aggressive riders coming from crotch rockets but I've had dozens of jap bikes and never had a TIGHT shifter fall off.
Thoughts
opcorn
I was riding with a buddy and my rear shifter came off at 2300 miles. Looking at it, it is a standard bolt and not a shoulder bolt, the spline had work the threads out which let it slide past the spline stop. The bolt was still tight etc.... I assumed this was my fault since I had them off and powered coated them and some how some way I did something wrong.
I left it off, because I actually like the room better and I'm a toe guy anyway.
A couple months later a buddy with a 14 SGS had the interior shifter linkage fall off which stranded him till he figured it out. Looking at his, he found the bolt had the threads worn off also allowing it to slide off the spline on the inside. He was around 3000 miles.
My inside one is now moving out, you can tell by the side to side play in the shifter, and by feeling the linkage has slid off the shaft some. 5300 miles.
The Dealer says they have not heard of this, but I have talked to others that know about it and say its an issue. I think it is a simple solution, just find a should bolt and replace it. but for the cost of these bikes I mean really.
We are both aggressive riders coming from crotch rockets but I've had dozens of jap bikes and never had a TIGHT shifter fall off.
Thoughts