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When I bought my Roadmaster in March, I missed a few shifts on the way home. By miss, I mean I would shift but not go to the next gear and I would have to shift again. I thought it was me being new to the bike and not having used a toe shifter in 20 years. Over the next few weeks it would happen on rarer occasions, less so after I put on the heel shifter. The last couple of rides, I noticed a definite pattern of 3rd to 4th or 4th to 5th. Tonight was especially noticeable. After getting back to the house, I got underneath and looked at the linkage. To my surprise, the linkage rod was bent pretty well! To be honest, I hadn't looked at it closely and until I checked the manual tonight, wasn't even certain it was a straight rod. I believe it was already bent when I bought the bike and I just missed it.
Any way, I took the rod off, put it in a vice and got 90+ percent of the bend out. I test drove her and the shifting was spot on with minimal effort.
Having gotten most of my embarrassment off my face now, my questions are 1) has anyone else had a bent linkage rod and 2) is my vice fix sufficient or should I start looking for a replacement (I think a generic rod will work vs. the high priced Indian model)?
Please accept the thanks of a totally embarrassed rider in advance for your comments. . .
Any way, I took the rod off, put it in a vice and got 90+ percent of the bend out. I test drove her and the shifting was spot on with minimal effort.
Having gotten most of my embarrassment off my face now, my questions are 1) has anyone else had a bent linkage rod and 2) is my vice fix sufficient or should I start looking for a replacement (I think a generic rod will work vs. the high priced Indian model)?
Please accept the thanks of a totally embarrassed rider in advance for your comments. . .