Finding Neutral ???
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[quote=Tom84FXST;8423801 To correctly adjust it, you have to find the tight spot on the chain...most people skip this step.[/quote]
Ok Things have slowed down for me a bit. I kept remembering your post. I understand what you said. If you have time could you please elaborate on that procedure
Ok Things have slowed down for me a bit. I kept remembering your post. I understand what you said. If you have time could you please elaborate on that procedure
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+1 on the clutch and primary chain adjustment along with making sure that all the linkage is serviceable. Also make sure you have gear oil in the tranny. Besides lubricating and cooling the tranny the drag from the lube also slows the gears down when you pull the clutch in. If the lube is too thin then you have less drag and neutral can be hard to find. Hope this helps.
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My bike shifted decent, went into neutral with a blip of the throttle and I thought that was normal......It is not!!! I thought I had a clue about adjusting a clutch, but after an old school wrench at Eagles Nest HD in Lathrop, CA adjusted it I realized I was just an amateur. No blip required and it goes into neutral with just a flick of the toe. I wish I knew what he did because it makes it a real pleasure to ride and it would suck having to travel 1000 miles to get it readjusted.
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Agreed .... my road king always needed a little throttle to nudge it into neutral
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Hope that helps.
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Thats a great way to say it. WP
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+1 on the clutch and primary chain adjustment along with making sure that all the linkage is serviceable. Also make sure you have gear oil in the tranny. Besides lubricating and cooling the tranny the drag from the lube also slows the gears down when you pull the clutch in. If the lube is too thin then you have less drag and neutral can be hard to find. Hope this helps.
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[quote=shovhd;8445244 but after an old school wrench at Eagles Nest HD in Lathrop, CA adjusted it I realized I was just an amateur. No blip required and it goes into neutral with just a flick of the toe. [/quote]
Mine is much like you describe, shifting ok but this neutral is tough. I got somethings to ck. Thanks WP
Mine is much like you describe, shifting ok but this neutral is tough. I got somethings to ck. Thanks WP
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