Bought my S-Hawk used with 22k miles and other than some mild fairing abuse seems pretty clean. Bitch is... when I hit about 7k in second gear (not very necessary) it jumps into neutral consistently, did it before and after oil change. Don't know what was in it but I'm using Mobil 1 Full syn for Motorcycles 10w-40. As read elsewhere shifting from 1st to 2nd is clunky and trying at times. I am only a few months from some potential downtime and wonder if I can adjust or change a gearbox component to rectify this. I am a lifelong mechanic, just looking for some possible prior experience for advice... the Honda shop will NEVER see my bike.

 

This is common. Mine does it sometimes, and has only gotten a little worse since I have owned it (I'm the third owner). It's probably a buggered shift fork (it doesn't take much), which unfortunately requires splitting the cases to fix.
I have learned to live with it. In the mountains, it doesn't bother me because I'm rarely, if ever, shifting from first to second once underway.

 

Can case be split with the engine on the bike? Forgive my laziness, I haven't actually looked. I will assume not for now, any further experience will help. As stated, there is little reason for me to hit 7k in second, but the unexpected jump to neutral is a bit unpleasant. I am a new rider on my S-Hawk and am just testing new waters. Thanks for response.

 

It helps if you keep your foot in it!