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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wfooshee" data-source="post: 1035087" data-attributes="member: 6354">Nothing to do woth the clutch, but the shifter ratchet. I would bet that the lever is not centering after a downshift. There's only one downshift from 5th to 4th, and if the lever doesn't come back up to center, it can't catch the ratchet for the next downshift. That's why you're stuck in 4th and 5th.The shift lever needs to be pulled and its pivot cleaned and lubed.It's all external, not even anything that has to be torn down, and not that big a deal mechanically.While you're at it, remove the brake pedal and do the same thing. The brake pedal gets sticky the same way, which results in rear brake dragging because the pedal doesn't release, which overheats the rear brake and when you want it, there ain't none.As for the lights, one relay might be the culprit. There is a relay that turns the lights on (energized by the ECU when the engine starts running) and another that switches between low and high (energized by the handlebar switch for high beams.) The headlight on/off relay could be flaky.</blockquote>