Finding neutral easy and hard
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Road Warrior
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Finding neutral easy and hard
When my 96 flstn is parked engine off, I have no prob finding N. But if I am sitting at a light with bike running, it's near impossible. Normal, or clutch adjustment in order?
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You can also find N easily if you are moving slow as in pulling up to the red light.
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My 1998 Ultra was doing similar symptoms as your bike. Clutch was adjusted properly. Primary chain was properly. Oil level was good.
Ended up being a worn clutch basket. The plates were digging in and hanging up. The clutch was partial engaging.
Ended up being a worn clutch basket. The plates were digging in and hanging up. The clutch was partial engaging.
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I found a set of plus-1 Barnett Kevlar plates helped a little. Also on my bike I set the adjustment at the clutch as per the book, but reduce cable slack at the lever, to improve things just a little. We can't do so every time, but snicking into neutral while rolling to a stop works wonders.
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Original owner used to run Mobil 1 syn in the primary. Always thought that was overkill for the Primary, and for convenience put in Formula +. Don't know if that would make a difference at all. Bike only has 20k miles, so hopefully clutch basket is not worn out already, but if it gets worse, I will take a look and maybe go Barnett. Thanks again for input.
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I found a set of plus-1 Barnett Kevlar plates helped a little. Also on my bike I set the adjustment at the clutch as per the book, but reduce cable slack at the lever, to improve things just a little. We can't do so every time, but snicking into neutral while rolling to a stop works wonders.