I have a 250r and the other day it started getting really hard to get it to shift. If I reach down with my hand and yank the gear shifter, it would shift into the next gear but nearly impossible to ride. If I pull up on the lever sometimes it will "stick" in the up position...I have no idea what this could be, but figured I would ask you guys before I go pay someone to look at it. It doesn't feel like the shifter is locked into postion, it feels like it has a little play on the inside.