Think about 1979

[volsrock]

Its clean 25k miles good price I think ar 1500.00 the son got it from father that passed away...says it has

Upgrades include fork brace, RaceTech Gold Valve in forks, Progressive shocks. Recent valve check, carbs synchronized. Tires are in near new condition.

But he does not know if second gear has been addressed....he says it shifts good now

Should I be real concerned about this ? Did ALL of them experience the problem?

[volsrock]

Second pic

[bikerphil]

Not all of them had the issue, probably most did. It will also depend if it was abused or was it shifted properly.
If it does develop the problem, it can be repaired accessing the gears thru the oil pan, no splitting cases.

There is a washer swap mod that will prevent it from happening again.

[Radioguylogs]

I have three XS11s. The odometers are at 50k/40k/20k.

The lower mile bike had a first gear gear problem when I bought it with 15k on the odometer.

The other two have never had any problem with the transmission.

Mostly it happens over time if the rider is not shifting properly.

[jkorn]

Mine shifts just fine…

[LAB3]

That's a nice score for $1500!