It should go away......Be very deliberate when shifting. A few members had this happen. I did too...... It will fade and hopefully not happen again.Ok I've owned the bike for about 2 weeks and while buzzing along the highway I shift from 5th to 6th and find myself in neutral, not a good sound when I kick it into gear at about 80 MPH. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
I really shouldn't be giving advice, but someone on this board told me to adjust the clutch lever and change the setting on the dial just above the lever for either a shorter or longer pull. I changed it to the lowest setting but its still too long for my little hands. I'm not the biggest or youngest guy on the block, I'll say this you need to be in pretty good shape to navigate this beast for longer, high speed runs, takes a bit out of me. 4,000 is pretty good miles for 2 mos. by the wayAlso, to add to that, it seemed to happen to me around the same time as you now that I think about it, I haven't had it happen for a while, I'm at 4000 miles now at about 2 months.
The thing I still get is when digging in hard between first and second, not making it into second, and having to pump the clutch again to get it there. Scares the hell out of you when your engine unexpectedly read lines. It may just be I'm not fully engaging the clutch before changing gears .. I dunno. Any thoughts?
While the idea of pulling in the clutch and coming to a stop is probably good for the bike, I dont think its a good idea for the rider. I'd rather grind a few gears and be safe. Some guy said downshift, don't upshift when this happens.Hhhey!!! That's happen to me sometime too.
I'm always asking myself the same question when this happen.. What to do??
alternative #1: Stop completely the bike while holding the clutch then shift back to the first and start again
-or-
alternative #2: kick up the shifter and force the 6th gear in
what do you think is best??
Alternative #3. It is not a false neutral, it is a missed shift. Do NOT force it up into 6th you will cause damage if you do this. It will downshift smoothly and easily back into 5th. Tap it down to get everything lined up then upshift again. It will happen less over time as you get used to the way it shifts.Hhhey!!! That's happen to me sometime too.
I'm always asking myself the same question when this happen.. What to do??
alternative #1: Stop completely the bike while holding the clutch then shift back to the first and start again
-or-
alternative #2: kick up the shifter and force the 6th gear in
what do you think is best??
Sounds like good advice, anybody else carre to chime in on this?Mine did the same when it was new, what worked for me:
Adjust the shift lever down a little & when on the highway keep shifting between 5th & 6th to bed the gears in.