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2. gear jumps out (As written before, the 2nd gear jumps out.)

Today I tried an interesting experiment:

I noticed that the 2nd gear jumps out faster on poor paved roads than on a smooth track. When I watch, I see that the long gear stick vibrates more than a little bit.

My consideration is that the long gear lever ratio 5: 1 to the shift claw supports the wear on the forks and the pushing out the 2nd gear. Then I weighed the original heavy shift knob with brass threads. It weighs 2.05 ounces. Then I turned a wooden gear lever knob that weighs only 0.53 ounces.

The surprise was a success: the 2nd gear now rarely jumps out.