Started in gear!!
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Started in gear!!
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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no not normal........neutral safety switch must be bad.......
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Joined: Jul 2013
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From: New Hampshire
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.
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Normal...
All `06 and earlier Harley Davidsons will start in gear.
The neutral safety system came out for 2007 models.
All `06 and earlier Harley Davidsons will start in gear.
The neutral safety system came out for 2007 models.
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no not normal........neutral safety switch must be bad.......
https://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche...0KING%AE%20(FD)
https://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche...0KING%AE%20(FD)