Is it broken? IIRC you can use a VFR shifter (can't remember the years exactly), except that it connects directly to the transmission cog and makes the bike GP-shift (1 up, 5 down) vs standard. You can also flip the connector on the transmission cog to accomplish the same thing if you want more 'positive' shifts.

I'm running both of my bikes GP-shift pattern, because once I switched one, the pattern made more sense, so I swapped the other one as well.

Edit: Search function helped...
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...rs-swap-27425/

1994 VFR lever swaps on, but does reverse the shift pattern as mentioned earlier.