Hey guys, another small problem on my RX-3

At about 8,000km my gear shifter all of a sudden stopped returning back to the center. I checked online and all of the information pointed to a broken shifter spring which was in fact the problem. My shop was pretty cool and let me do most of the work myself while using their tools, as I'm trying to get better at bike maintenance.

Getting to the spring was a pain in the ass, mostly because the way the bike frame covers part of engine cover. To get the cover off, 1 of the allen bolts was almost impossible to remove as its positioned directly behind the frame with maybe like an inch of room. One of the mechanics was saying that we need to pull out the whole motor! But luckily we finally barely just wedged an allen key between the bolt and the frame and used a lever to loosen it. The entire clutch assembly needed to be removed in order to wiggle the the engine cover past the frame. Also the rear brake and part of the exhaust needed to be removed.

Once we got to the spring the shop told me they dont have this spring and need to order it so my bike will be sitting at their shop all week. Pictures below:


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