It might be spring fatigue. It's not having as much tension on the fork arms as in the past. I know one of my early Ducatis a 1990 851 had a recall to replace the spring because it did not have enough tension. Regardless I hope this fixes it for you. On Sun, Apr 17, 2022, 7:45 AM ducdude via Ducati <ducati@list.ducati.net> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: ducdude <ducdude@verizon.net> > To: <ducati@ducati.net> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2022 07:44:30 -0400 > Subject: [Ducati] 94 900ss stuck in 2nd gear > Hi Jim, > > OK well the spring is not broken though I am going to get a new one in > there just in case. At least there is no to go hunting for bits of spring. > The thought is the fork selector arm got out of adjustment because with a > few well placed applications of light force it became unjammed so it will > come apart and see what moved and to retime and re adjust. > > In around 90,000 miles on this motor this is the first time this happed > but not the first time this bit has been adjusted. Perhaps it just wore > out of alignment? > > Ciao, > Eric > > > > Do let us know if that works > > Jim > > On Sat, Apr 16, 2022, 8:37 AM ducdude via Ducati ducati@list.ducati.net > wrote: > > > Subject: [Ducati] 94 900ss stuck in 2nd gear? > Thanks James, > > It looks as though the left hand engine cover is coming off today so I can > see if it is the spring and or the the fork selector on the left of the > case causing the issue. > > Wish me luck, > > Ciao, > Eric > > There is a coil spring around the shift mechanism that can break or loose > it's tension over the years that can cause this. It keeps the two levers > that rotate the drum in contact. > > On Apr 15, 2022, at 4:44 PM, ducdude ducdude@verizon.net wrote: > >  > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: ducdude via Ducati <ducati@list.ducati.net> > To: <ducati@ducati.net> > Cc: ducdude <ducdude@verizon.net> > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2022 07:44:30 -0400 > Subject: [Ducati] 94 900ss stuck in 2nd gear > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > http://www.ductalk.com/ > and > https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > _____________________ > Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net > To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net > Mailto: %(user_address)s