Can someone help identify this? Is it falling off?

[kennygee]

Speaking of things vibrating off the bike now im looking over everything...and when i got to work this morning I saw this..gearchangerpicture1.jpggearchangerpicture2.jpg never really noticed it before but I never really looked to notice it either...lol...can some one tell me first what this is and second does it need a cover or did the cover also vibrate off as well...lol..

[bikerchris1270]

Speaking of things vibrating off the bike now im looking over everything...and when i got to work this morning I saw this..gearchangerpicture1.jpggearchangerpicture2.jpg never really noticed it before but I never really looked to notice it either...lol...can some one tell me first what this is and second does it need a cover or did the cover also vibrate off as well...lol..

Reverse Actuator

[kennygee]

Reverse Actuator

ok gotcha...one last question does this have a cover because I don't remember seeing the whirring before today..Maybe im over thinking it..

[bikerchris1270]

ok gotcha...one last question does this have a cover because I don't remember seeing the whirring before today..Maybe im over thinking it..

No cover

[kennygee]

No cover

ok thanks for the quick response...so its just me being overly cautious because of my license plate housed just vibrated off the bike...lol

[JP58]

If you drive on and off a trailer. Make sure you dont get hung up on it. If you bend it your screwed. It wont shift into reverse. Some have done it with steep angled gates.

[trikermutha]

And dont put your jack under that area.

[BYVION]

If you drive on and off a trailer. Make sure you dont get hung up on it. If you bend it your screwed. It wont shift into reverse. Some have done it with steep angled gates.

Unfortunately I did just that. Do I need to replace the actuator and bracket or just the bracket? Thanks in advance.

[JP58]

If you just bent the bracket and didn't break the actuator. Try just replacing the bracket.

[Peter Aawen]

Unfortunately I did just that. Do I need to replace the actuator and bracket or just the bracket? Thanks in advance.

You might get away with just carefully bending the bracket back & returning it all to its 'pre-jacked' position...

Worth a shot tho! And then if you still can't select reverse, you can look at buying just a new/replacement bracket.

Good Luck!

[BYVION]

If you drive on and off a trailer. Make sure you dont get hung up on it. If you bend it your screwed. It wont shift into reverse. Some have done it with steep angled gates.

Too late. Lol. Already done that. Can’t find the sweet spot. Do I need just the bracket replaced or the actuator as well?

[JP58]

Too late. Lol. Already done that. Can’t find the sweet spot. Do I need just the bracket replaced or the actuator as well?

I dont know never bent one. Others on here have though.

[Peter Aawen]

Too late. Lol. Already done that. Can’t find the sweet spot. Do I need just the bracket replaced or the actuator as well?

Usually, it's just a matter of replacing the bracket! Buuut....

[BajaRon]

Would anyone mind if I pointed out that this is a stupidly engineered component? Seems like the elephant in the room.

[JP58]

Yes it is. BRP should have put a skid plate under it.

[BajaRon]

Yes it is. BRP should have put a skid plate under it.

A skid plate is one way to go. But this thing hangs down ridiculously low. A skid plate would simply exaggerate the problem. Why take a fairly fragile component and place it where it is almost sure to get whacked? Surely, there must be a way to tuck it up into a more protected position. It's almost like they pasted this on as an afterthought. I frankly just don't get it. Engineers looked at this and said; 'Oh ya! This is a GOOD Idea!'

[JKMSPYDER]

My reverse actuator switch failed twice and it was never bumped or damaged.