transmission problem on 696

[frank2287]

Yesterday while i was riding i was coming to a stop and as i was downshifting the bike got stuck into 2nd gear and the gear lever was stuck down. i ended up pulling to the side of the road and near the transmission there was a loud winding sound and i have no clue what all of this was so i continued to turn around and go to the dealer. No matter what i did didnt come out untill i decided to go to the rev limiter and try switching hard and it worked but what do you think might have happened?

[Slide Panda]

Ok, this is probably better suited for the tech section.

And - I'm having a terrible time following what you wrote.  I get to you got stuck in 2nd gear and then it looses some cohesiveness.  Give a more detailed and cohesive narrative and we might be able to develop some theories.

[jdubbs32584]

Also, if you do a search, you'll find that several other people, myself included, have had bikes get the shift lever stuck in a gear. Gearhead in particular had a 696 do that, mine was a 695.