Friend needs help fixing his first bike

[Satilla]

Title says it all. He was riding and popped the gear lever off on a downshift. His bike is stuck in third gear. I’m thinking that he needs some sort of OEM replacement hardware for that bracket that the lever mounts to. But I’m also confused cause it doesn’t even look threaded. He just picked this Yamaha xt250 up a week ago and obviously the previous owner rigged the shift assembly for a quick sale. Any help would be appreciated. If this isn’t allowed, just delete. This is the only bike forum I’m in so figured I’d give it a shot.

 

[bishop]

Title says it all. He was riding and popped the gear lever off on a downshift. His bike is stuck in third gear. I’m thinking that he needs some sort of OEM replacement hardware for that bracket that the lever mounts to. But I’m also confused cause it doesn’t even look threaded. He just picked this Yamaha xt250 up a week ago and obviously the previous owner rigged the shift assembly for a quick sale. Any help would be appreciated. If this isn’t allowed, just delete. This is the only bike forum I’m in so figured I’d give it a shot.

I'm thinking. Put in thread insert with thread lock red, then bolt with red lock thread, cut off bolt head, then re-thread a new hole.

Can you get closer pictures?

 

[bishop]

Found this on you tube, kinda looks like this.

 

[Devilsfan]

From your pictures it looks like that "shifter" is an entire piece??? To the right of the "hole" looks like a bolt that holds the entire part on. If this is the case why not look for the part and do it up the right way?

***Also, what make, model and year is that bike?

 

[miweber929]

Title says it all. He was riding and popped the gear lever off on a downshift. His bike is stuck in third gear. I’m thinking that he needs some sort of OEM replacement hardware for that bracket that the lever mounts to. But I’m also confused cause it doesn’t even look threaded. He just picked this Yamaha xt250 up a week ago and obviously the previous owner rigged the shift assembly for a quick sale. Any help would be appreciated. If this isn’t allowed, just delete. This is the only bike forum I’m in so figured I’d give it a shot.

So this is what it’s supposed to look like, you can see part #15 is what’s missing.

2009 Yamaha XT250 XT250Y Parts & OEM Diagram for Motorcycles

2009 Yamaha XT250 XT250Y Parts at BikeBandit.com. The Web's most trusted source for 2009 Yamaha XT250 XT250Y OEM Parts.

www.bikebandit.com

Here’s a link to the frame:

2009 Yamaha XT250 XT250Y Parts & OEM Diagram for Motorcycles

2009 Yamaha XT250 XT250Y Parts at BikeBandit.com. The Web's most trusted source for 2009 Yamaha XT250 XT250Y OEM Parts.

www.bikebandit.com

In the end, it’s a long bolt that goes into a plate. I’m still searching what that “plate” is so the year of the bike may help since I guessed at ‘09. They were all pretty much the same but obviously something is different because I don’t see it on the frame or footrest fiche.

It would be a VERY easy weld and retap job for a qualified welder, I’d just order a new bolt so it’s tapped right. Otherwise playing around with something like the screw, maybe a bolt with washers, etc. would do it.

 

[bishop]

So this is what it’s supposed to look like, you can see part #15 is what’s missing.

2009 Yamaha XT250 XT250Y Parts & OEM Diagram for Motorcycles

2009 Yamaha XT250 XT250Y Parts at BikeBandit.com. The Web's most trusted source for 2009 Yamaha XT250 XT250Y OEM Parts.

www.bikebandit.com

Here’s a link to the frame:

2009 Yamaha XT250 XT250Y Parts & OEM Diagram for Motorcycles

2009 Yamaha XT250 XT250Y Parts at BikeBandit.com. The Web's most trusted source for 2009 Yamaha XT250 XT250Y OEM Parts.

www.bikebandit.com

In the end, it’s a long bolt that goes into a plate. I’m still searching what that “plate” is so the year of the bike may help since I guessed at ‘09. They were all pretty much the same but obviously something is different because I don’t see it on the frame or footrest fiche.

It would be a VERY easy weld and retap job for a qualified welder, I’d just order a new bolt so it’s tapped right. Otherwise playing around with something like the screw, maybe a bolt with washers, etc. would do it.

Ignore what I posted. miweber929 message makes more sense.