Hill start
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Ive had three bikes with hill hold. Never even tried it on the 2020, started using it on the 22, and the 24 police bike has hill hold in neutral.
I like that feature and use it once or twice a ride. Would I go to lengths to add the neutral feature if it didnt come with it. Maybe.
I like that feature and use it once or twice a ride. Would I go to lengths to add the neutral feature if it didnt come with it. Maybe.
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I’ve had three bikes with hill hold. Never even tried it on the 2020, started using it on the ‘22, and the ‘24 police bike has hill hold in neutral.
I like that feature and use it once or twice a ride. Would I go to lengths to add the neutral feature if it didn’t come with it. Maybe.
I like that feature and use it once or twice a ride. Would I go to lengths to add the neutral feature if it didn’t come with it. Maybe.
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From: central NC
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To be serious though, I find I use the hands free feature quite often when say waiting for a light while sitting on a grade.
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Ive had three bikes with hill hold. Never even tried it on the 2020, started using it on the 22, and the 24 police bike has hill hold in neutral.
I like that feature and use it once or twice a ride. Would I go to lengths to add the neutral feature if it didnt come with it. Maybe.
I like that feature and use it once or twice a ride. Would I go to lengths to add the neutral feature if it didnt come with it. Maybe.
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From: Lincolnshire, IL
I almost NEVER put my UL in neutral unless I'm dismounting while the engine is running. As others have said, there's no reason to unless you can't hold the clutch lever. My clutch happens to be of the Hydraulic type and I find it easy to pull and stay pulled while either holding the front or rear brake at the same time.
I can't imagine being on such a steep incline that holding the clutch and one of the brakes would be just fine.
My car has a "hill hold feature" and I've only used it once when I first bought the car to see what its all about....and never since. It's definitely NOT a feature I would pay extra for (IMHO).
I can't imagine being on such a steep incline that holding the clutch and one of the brakes would be just fine.
My car has a "hill hold feature" and I've only used it once when I first bought the car to see what its all about....and never since. It's definitely NOT a feature I would pay extra for (IMHO).
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I almost NEVER put my UL in neutral unless I'm dismounting while the engine is running. As others have said, there's no reason to unless you can't hold the clutch lever. My clutch happens to be of the Hydraulic type and I find it easy to pull and stay pulled while either holding the front or rear brake at the same time.
I can't imagine being on such a steep incline that holding the clutch and one of the brakes would be just fine.
My car has a "hill hold feature" and I've only used it once when I first bought the car to see what its all about....and never since. It's definitely NOT a feature I would pay extra for (IMHO).
I can't imagine being on such a steep incline that holding the clutch and one of the brakes would be just fine.
My car has a "hill hold feature" and I've only used it once when I first bought the car to see what its all about....and never since. It's definitely NOT a feature I would pay extra for (IMHO).
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From: Nevada
I had it done and am glad I did. I use it at least once on just about every ride, fiddling around with gloves on a sloped parking space, stopped at my mailbox, etc. It was worth the less than $100 for the part, installation and flash.
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Heres why I like neutral hill hold. At a stop, I might need to blow my nose, or forgot to take my readers out of my shirt pocket and put them away, or decided its getting hot and I want to change gloves, or take off/put on a jacket.
Us old guys do all this crap routinely.
Us old guys do all this crap routinely.