Transmission Getting Stuck
Hello everyone,
I just got a 2026 Yamaha R7 70th Anniversary Edition last week and it's been great. But one thing has been really annoying me.
The issue:
Transmission gets stuck in neutral and won't shift to first or second until I release/reengage the clutch.
Transmission gets stuck between gears causing the screen to show a "- -" instead of a number or N and won't allow shifting between gears either.
My initial question is:
- Is anyone else experiencing this problem as well, or is it a skill issue?
Context:
For issue one, I experiencing this when shifting from 2nd to 1st when slowing down and when shifting from 1st to 2nd when taking off.
I keep finding Nuetral on accident, which is whatever. I never had this issue when riding my first bike, a 2024 Kawasaki Z500 SE. I would accidentally find Nuetral and simply release pressure of the clutch pedal and then hit it again. But with this bike, I do that and the mechanism inside is pushing back against the pedal. It feels like I'm playing a game of hot potato, trying to shift out of Nuetral.
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For issue two, I experiencing this when having to come to stop abruptly from 4th gear @45mph. I pulled in the clutch and came to a complete stop at a light. While stopped and the clutch still pulled in, I tried shifting from 4th to 3rd and the Transmission got stuck.
I had to shut the bike off and walk the bike off the road. I can't remember how I got it back into a gear.
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It could be that I just needed to rotate the back wheel while shifting. But I've done the same thing on the previously mentioned bike, shifting down from a higher gear while stopped, without issue.
I'll ride again tomorrow and see if that is the case: that the back wheel just needs to rotate a little or if it's still an issue.
Let me know what you guys think: is this a skill issue or an actual mechanical failure.
If it is a skill issue, I would appreciate any help. I'm not new to riding, but there may be something I'm ignorant to or something I know, but don't actively consider.