2011 rt se5 limited wont shift out of 1st gear HELP!!!

[spyderrock]

hey guys today I took the bike out for a ride around the block, it will not shift out of first gear. Reverse works neutral and I can get it into first but it wont go into second or higher gears. Oil is good, called dealer he says it is the shift solenoid....If I cant get it fixed here I will have to tow it...bad way to start of the year...again it is a se5 and thoughts thanks a bunch

 

[Grandpa Spyder]

Loose screw

Check to make sure your shift paddle is secure. Someone else had that problem and it turned out to be a loose screw on the shift paddle. tighten it and all was good.

 

[Dudley]

If you just took it around the block, you probably never got enough RPMs to shift to second.

 

[Fire911]

oil level ok?

Oil level ok?

 

[daveinva]

Sometimes jiggle the clutch cable works-- back before I got my shifter replaced, the cable was a little loose, it would only shift if I "pushed" the cable into the housing.

 

[spyderrock]

Hey guys I will check out the bike today, I know the oil is good it just had an oil change before i put it to rest for the winter. And the block I live on is very long I could easily get the bike up to 3rd gear if it were not for all the kids around lol. Im guessing shift solenoid but I will look at the other issues today thanks so much

 

[spyderrock]

Check to make sure your shift paddle is secure. Someone else had that problem and it turned out to be a loose screw on the shift paddle. tighten it and all was good.

And the winner today is Grandpa Spyder:bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:....turns out all it was was the screw under the shift padle took the bike out for a half our ride and every thing works great. Thank you so much what a great forum this is

 

[CyncySpyder]

I love this site

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[JJW SpyderRider]

I'm glad you got it fixed yourself. :clap:

It saved you 5 trips to the dealer.

 

[Grandpa Spyder]

And the winner today is Grandpa Spyder:bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:....turns out all it was was the screw under the shift padle took the bike out for a half our ride and every thing works great. Thank you so much what a great forum this is

I am glad I was able to help. I read it on another thead and thought I would pass it along. That is what this forum is all about helping each other.

 

[packbuckbrew]

Had the same problem, the dealer checked the solenoid and it tested fine on the bench, but when on the spyder it did not work. They changed out the solenoid anyway, and everything worked. I have had 10k trouble free miles since then. I have a 2010 RTS. Good luck.

 

[spyderrock]

All I have to say is THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! and yes this is a great site. If I didn't ask for help I would of had to have the Spyder towed to the dealer:banghead::banghead:, that would be a 4 hour process. Then drive to the dealer explain to them about being careful of the very expensive custom wrap before doing any work. Come home worry about them damaging my bike again(they spilled break fluid on a few parts and had to have them replaced)then when fixed find some one to drive me to dealer pick up bike. This is quite the group of people on here, I think Spyderlovers should run for Government we could fix ANYTHINGhyea:hyea: