Started in gear!!
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2017
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From: Ky
no not normal........neutral safety switch must be bad.......
https://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche...0KING%AE%20(FD)
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It turns the green N on
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: poway
no not normal........neutral safety switch must be bad.......
https://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche...0KING%AE%20(FD)
https://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche...0KING%AE%20(FD)
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 10,232
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From: Georgia
Every Harley I've owned up til my current 2017 Road Glide Ultra would start in gear!!! Not sure what year HD implemented the safety switch but even now, I never start my bike without the clutch in and the bike in neutral. I don't like starting it, even KNOWING its in neutral, without pulling the clutch in first.
Very good habit that shouldnt even be thought about on any standard transmission vehicle.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2015
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From: SoCal
I don't even know if I have a clutch safety switch. I ALWAYS start with the clutch in no matter whether I am in gear or neutral. Same with my Porsche (but I think I have to have the clutch in to start that).
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Wisconsin, USA
My '03 started in gear, and the clutch engaged. It only took one time doing that to learn to hold the clutch in when starting. My '12 only starts in Neutral I can't start it in gear, even with the clutch in. I think I need a new safety switch, but I'm waiting for my next service.
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2019
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From: Texas
I have a 2006 road king
I almost always put the king in neutral when I shut it off. But last week I must have forgot when I stopped to fuel up. After fueling I put kick stand up, turned on ignition and pressed starter button without clutch being pulled and it lunged forward a couple strokes. It was almost and embarrassing moment of dropping it. I did it a second time to make sure it was not just a fluke. I did not have clutch pulled in.
Is this normal??
I almost always put the king in neutral when I shut it off. But last week I must have forgot when I stopped to fuel up. After fueling I put kick stand up, turned on ignition and pressed starter button without clutch being pulled and it lunged forward a couple strokes. It was almost and embarrassing moment of dropping it. I did it a second time to make sure it was not just a fluke. I did not have clutch pulled in.
Is this normal??
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