[millergd]

Hi there, I'm new to this forum. I have a 2018 CRF 125FB that is having difficulty shifting from first gear to 2nd gear. Sometimes it will work and other times not. Is this something internal in the transmission? Has anyone else experienced this problem?

[JimDirt]

Welcome to the site !!

Did you happen to fall or lay over the bike on the shifter side ??? , or even stomping or forcing the shifter down hard with your foot , sometimes when that happens it jams the shifter up and bends the shift fork in the transmission , or causes issues with the shift drum... and that will cause it to be hard to shift ... usually this is the issue with hard or missing a shift constantly ... , so yes , if it is this , it is within the transmission , and would need to be torn apart to fix , it could be something else , but most likely , something got jammed or bent to cause this issue

[millergd]

Thanks JimDirt. My daughter was riding it and lays it over from time to time. Sounds like I need to open up the transmission and have a look.

[JimDirt]

Yea , that sounded like the issue ... look closely at the shift forks , and look for chipping in the shift drum ... hopefully you have a Service Manual for it , it will help a lot with specs on the parts to confirm their condition/damage