Sticky Shifter on a 2003 Yamaha MidnightStar?

My shifter sticks up or down, depending on what gear I am going into, when shifting. For instance, when shifting up into second gear, i must gently hit the shifter down to the middle postion in demand to continue to shift into third gear. It almost feel like the spring machinery that returns the shifter isn't working properly. Any ideas what this could be? Thanks...

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Answers:    I am not familiarized with that model, but, a bike usually have a direct external shifter (IE the shift pedal mounts on the actual shift shaft sticking out of the engine case) when these stick it is usually because the shift shaft itself has be slightly bent and is dragging where it exits the valise. If shaft is bent badly it will involve to be replaced or straightened, if only slightly bent try lubricating it next to some oil.
The other type of external shifter uses linkage of some sort, if your bike have linkage check all the joint for tightness/loosness/rust etc.
Internally, there is a return spring, usually sort of a hairpin design. Occasionally the pin that those type of springs center on comes loose and will produce the problem you describe, hopefully your problem is an external one.

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If you haven't dumped it and bent the shifter like the previous fellow said, afterwards most likely it's the spring on the shaft. The shaft that go through the engine cover connects to a flat rectangular metal piece which has a coil spring that returns it to the center position after self moved. Try removing the shift lever and then the engine cover and you should be capable of see if the spring behind the flat piece is broken.

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