update from the shop

[09 gs500f]

well i got an update from the shop on my "new" bike today.  they told me it had a bent shift fork.  well that is ok just fix it but for a bike that was "owned by a lady and never drove" 160 miles that is kinda crazy i dont think she was the hammer down type.

[burning1]

Bent shift forks are caused by abuse/misuse of the bike, not by the kind of riding. Most likely the previous owner stomped on the shift lever to try to get it into gear at a stop, rather than gently rocking the bike back and forth or slipping the clutch.

70,000 street miles in the past 4 years, 20 trackdays on my GS500 this year, I've never had an issue with my shift forks.

[09 gs500f]

All I know is that the weather is nice and I dont have a bike to ride

[tt_four]

"never rode" because she didn't know what the hell she was doing haha, sorry to hear about your bad luck!

[Twism86]

Sounds like someone got angry and stomped the crap out of it. Just make sure you treat the GS better, I'm sure you will.

[09 gs500f]

It is my baby and iv only had it for three days before it went into the shop.  They told me to ride it at first and see if it goes away, yeah , well it didnt go awat