first or neutral???
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RE: first or neutral???
Always neutral, except if on down hill and there is nothing I can stick the back wheel against. Don't know of any of my 30+ year HD ridin' buds who leave it in gear, except on the hill thing. Sooner or later, if you park in gear, yer gonna forget. And then HD will start putting on those clutch lever and kickstand switches the metric bike designers so love. I hate crap that exists to protect some dip-stick from himself.
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RE: first or neutral???
ORIGINAL: wesd41
I always leave the car in neutral- that's what the parking brake is for.
ORIGINAL: SamStone
Would you leave your car in neutral while parked? The only thing I use neutral for is pushing the bike or cleaning the spokes.
Would you leave your car in neutral while parked? The only thing I use neutral for is pushing the bike or cleaning the spokes.
I'm the hypocrit here, as I leave my bike in neutral when I park, except for the hill thing like others have mentioned.
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RE: first or neutral???
I leave mine in neutral unless I'm on an incline where she might roll. Tried to leave it in first for awhile but it just jumped around to much when I started it.[&:]
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RE: first or neutral???
ORIGINAL: vernh59
I leave mine in neutral unless I'm on an incline where she might roll. Tried to leave it in first for awhile but it just jumped around to much when I started it.[&:]
I leave mine in neutral unless I'm on an incline where she might roll. Tried to leave it in first for awhile but it just jumped around to much when I started it.[&:]
