I would guess this has been covered before, but maybe somebody can help a guy out. I have a 2015 Fatboy Lo and though I love the bike I do not like that neutral is impossible to find when the bike is running! I would love to be able to roll up to a stop and let my hands relax a little. Does anybody have a fix or tip to find neutral?

 

Interesting. We have the same problem on our new 2016 Fatboy Lo S. Been riding for awhile so I don't think it is user error. I almost always go into neutral at a light on my Breakout, never an issue. Sorry, don't have an answer for you, but you are not the only one.

 

When I changed over from forwards to boards I put the shift lever right against the mount. The extra drag May have made it hard to find nutral. Also the lever on the forward controls has a different angle on the lever. It looks different so it may have more/less leverage by design. I just swapped levers to see if it helps

 

Check primary fluid level, also I found that raising my idle helped a lot.

 

Before i removed the heel shifter, I used it to get my 2014 Lo into neutral. I found that was the only thing I used the heel shifter for and after I caught my pants on it once, it was gone.

I also changed the tranny fluid to Ams V-Twin Tranny fluid. It is thicker than 20/50 and made it a lot easier to put into neutral.

 

Have a 16 S now, last bike was a 14 Lo.

Both were pretty difficult to hit N.

Changing both my primary and tranny fluids to aftermarkets helped a lot, going to an extended shifter lever made it almost hard to miss. The extra leverage of the longer toe shifter lets you move it with less force and more precision. I never even THINK about missing neutral anymore, it's just "there". If your stature lets you get some use out of the longer shifter arm, it's a great mod for comfort as well...

 

It's usually easier to get into neutral if you do it while you're still rolling, before coming to a complete stop.

 

I will try some of the ideas suggested here once it gets nice enough to ride again. Maybe after the bike wears in a little more also. I only have 100 miles roughly on the bike so far.

 

My 12 Heritage took until the 5000 mile service to be able to find neutral easily. No problems on my Fatboy S from the start. 9200 miles on it already.

 

Usually neutral gets easier to find after a couple thousand miles. You can also try synthetic oil. It seems to work for me. Still it is never simple, just a bit easier.