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Old 08-10-2013, 07:05 AM
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Iv noticed on my 2011 wide glide that when the bike is in gear,engine off and i pull the clutch lever in, the bike will not roll, and its hard to start in gear with the clutch lever pulled in.Im thinking that this isnt right.Seams to me i should beale to roll the bike in gear with the lever pulled in.
The bike shifts fine and the clutch isnt slipping. Any ideas?
 
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Old 08-10-2013, 07:17 AM
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First and easiest thing to do is to adjust your clutch.

Does your bike roll while in neutral? To me it sounds like the clutch is not completely disengaging.
 
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Old 08-10-2013, 07:36 AM
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Yep it rolls in neutral.Im going to order a shop manual for it.Iv played around with the adjusters and the only thing that changes is when the clutchs start to engage
 
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Originally Posted by rsking45
Iv noticed on my 2011 wide glide that when the bike is in gear,engine off and i pull the clutch lever in, the bike will not roll, and its hard to start in gear with the clutch lever pulled in.Im thinking that this isnt right.Seams to me i should beale to roll the bike in gear with the lever pulled in.
The bike shifts fine and the clutch isnt slipping. Any ideas?
There is nothing wrong.

Your bike has a wet clutch, and even though you pull in the lever, there is drag and suction between the friction plates and disks.
 
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As Dan says. Before pushing your bike around engage neutral.
 
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