I own a 04 Polaris predator 500 and It will shift to 1 or N and that only? You can use the clutch or not and it won't go into 2,,3,4,5. It did this while I was riding it. What could of caused this

 

Hopefully it's either a shift shaft, shift drum cam or shift cam stop arm problem. At least I'd check this area first. After you remove the cover and it's still locked out of the higher gears,could be anything from a shift fork,shift drum or internal gear problem. Best to have the service manual on this one if you have to tear it down. Items #37,40,44 on the parts list. Dirt Cheap Yamaha, Polaris, Suzuki & Kawasaki OEM Parts & Accessories – Cycle Parts Warehouse

 

It's weird I was just messing with the shifter and it Caught and started shifting again working perfectly fine road up and down the road? Weird thank you tho

 

Snafu..