I am still trying to solve my gear shifting problem.
Very difficult to shift into the next gear - especially from 1st to 2nd, but also through the rest of the gears - 3rd is a bit easier than 2nd, 4th easier than 3rd.....I have to apply so much for to click into the next gear, that I was afraid of breaking something.
I have the cases split and am using this opportunity to rebuild. I see nothing wrong in the transmission - at all. The forks are the only possible cuprit. See picture of the "R" fork - you can see that one side of the pad is worn just a bit more than the other. You can also see the slightest bend in the arm (slight bend down as seen in picture 1).
I can't imagine what would be causing this difficulty in shifting. Prior to this sudden problem, my transmission was slippery like butter.

