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Old 06-28-2018, 11:39 AM
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Am I the only one who is having trouble seeing the green neutral light on my 2018 48?
I wish I could tilt the face of the speedometer up just a bit
Sigh...getting old sucks
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Am I the only one who is having trouble seeing the green neutral light on my 2018 48?
I wish I could tilt the face of the speedometer up just a bit
Sigh...getting old sucks
Dante
 
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I guess you're not old enough yet to instinctively know when you hit neutral? No dirt bikes in your past?

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I guess you're not old enough yet to instinctively know when you hit neutral? No dirt bikes in your past?

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The bulb on mine burned out some 60,000 miles ago, too much trouble to change it. Missed it for about 2 days.... LOL
 
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I didn't grow up with dirt bikes and only have been riding (legally and regularly) for a year. I couldn't see mine in the direct sunlight. I replaced all of the indicators with LED wedge bulbs. no problem seeing any of them now.
 
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I guess you're not old enough yet to instinctively know when you hit neutral? No dirt bikes in your past?

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yup that’s how I started ran enduros and hare & hounds. First bike at 14 was a Hodaka Ace 100 lots of fun casts and gravel rash
 
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I guess you're not old enough yet to instinctively know when you hit neutral? No dirt bikes in your past?

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Yes I am old and I my shift leg is a prosthetic so I need the light to tell
me when I get the shift lever just right. I will look into possibly getting a brighter bulb in there
Ride safe
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...First bike at 14 was a Hodaka Ace 100 ...


That was my first "Street" Bike

"Permit" at 15-1/2 and you could anywhere ... except NO passengers, NO Freeway, and NO night riding... I'm was good with that
 
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That was my first "Street" Bike

"Permit" at 15-1/2 and you could anywhere ... except NO passengers, NO Freeway, and NO night riding... I'm was good with that
fun times
worked all I could to pay for the bike the parts I broke off and trafic tickets
 
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Originally Posted by Dante221
Yes I am old and I my shift leg is a prosthetic so I need the light to tell
me when I get the shift lever just right. I will look into possibly getting a brighter bulb in there
Ride safe
Dante

I guess I took it for granted that H-D had minimal, sensible dash layouts figured out long ago. I'm curious what yours looks like. Below is 07. No problem seeing neutral in any light conditions. Possible to retrofit an older dash or even possibly an aftermarket solution? No doubt the light would be important to you.

 


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