And Here come the questions
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From: anacoco, la
for the op, even though it does get easier over time, it is still much easier to do while the bike is rolling. what I do when having to go through security is to stop a little ways back from the guy in front of me when he's at the gate. then when he leaves, i'm able to get rolling, and while rolling go ahead and 'knick' it into neutral and coast to the checkpoint. stop, show id, drop it into first and roll off. easy peasy.
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Road Warrior
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From: St Louis
I am used to going from first to neutral. its just the way that I have always done it. I get what mkguitar is saying about safety, but I work at the airport and I have to be in neutral at the security check point to get my badge scanned and show my face for the picture ID. I don't want to be sitting there in gear doing all of that at the check point.
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Having ridden Harleys since the '70s I soon got into the habit of selecting neutral while still moving, not when stationary if I can avoid it. Applies to all my different years of Wisconsins' finest!
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Road Warrior
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From: St Louis
that's pretty much what I did while coasting up to the check point. I had some trouble earlier finding neutral and while I was coasting up to the check point, I put it in neutral. I didn't wait to get there to be in neutral.
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From: Santa Rosa
And Here come the questions
Originally Posted by Hogpro
Get an adjustable shift linkage and it will slide into neutral like butter. My glide (2013) was still a bitch to get in neutral after 10000 miles. I put an adjustable linkage on and it never happened again.
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From: The Town of Saint Joseph of Guadalupe
Getting into neutral will get easier over time. On my bike it's always been much easier with the heel than with the toe from day one.
I am one of those riders who does not like to use the heel shifter for normal riding, and the only reason why I've kept the heel shifter on my SG is to allow me to shift into neutral easier. To keep the heel shifter out of my way during normal riding, I installed a H-D Folding Heel Shifter (p/n 33876-07). I just wanted to share this with you in case you are also one of those riders who does not like to use heel shifters.
I am one of those riders who does not like to use the heel shifter for normal riding, and the only reason why I've kept the heel shifter on my SG is to allow me to shift into neutral easier. To keep the heel shifter out of my way during normal riding, I installed a H-D Folding Heel Shifter (p/n 33876-07). I just wanted to share this with you in case you are also one of those riders who does not like to use heel shifters.
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