Transmission Question
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Transmission Question
My brother and I both have '08 1200 C (mine is anniversary edition)...anyway here is what happened. We both have around 500 miles on them within a day of each other we had the same tranny issue:at a light we could not get it to shift down into first. After rocking the bike and shifting back and forth finally got it into gear. Anyone had this happen before? Any ideas of what it could have been....it only happened to us each once and hasn't happened since.
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RE: Transmission Question
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I have had the same issue when pulling into the garage in second and forgetting to shift into first before killing it, it is a pain.
I have had the same issue when pulling into the garage in second and forgetting to shift into first before killing it, it is a pain.
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RE: Transmission Question
cHarley is right, ya gotta get er into 1st before ya come to a stop.
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RE: Transmission Question
It probably only happened the one timebecause you are now finding 1st before stopping. Next time you forget you can always start in 2nd and get some practice using that friction zone.
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RE: Transmission Question
Rare, but it happens, on pretty much all bikes. Carsdo ittoo.You did the right thing - just rocked it back and forth a little bit. I know I should hold my bike in first gear at a stop, but I'm in the habit of finding N while coasting to a stop. You probably won't have it happen again for a long time; if it does, just rock it back and forth again.