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Road Captain
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Looking for Tech minded Help
Picked up my 09 Ultra last week and only got a chance to ride 9KM to fill it up. Parked in the garage a couple of days later, I had the need to sit on it and to push it back with my feet so I could move it foeward to gain better access to the other side of the bike. Pushed back easily in nuetral woth leg power but would only move forward about 1 ft before it got harder and finally pushed back on it's own. Almost felt like a rubber band wind up toy. Only way I could get it forward wa to start it and move forward. Under power ther still seems to be a force trying to prevent forward movement although that the motor can easily overcome. Any one any ideas. Total mileage on bike 9.1 Km about 6miles or so.
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maybe yr clutch isn't adjust corectly, maybe the factory just messed that up. when ya start it and its in nuetral will it move? i had a clutch issue and when it was up on the jack, even when it was in nuetral, if i started it the rear tire would role.
could be that simple...
could be that simple...
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How far does it want to "push back"? If it's just a few inches I'll bet your brakes are tight. When new my front brakes were tight enough to cause some drag. A little wear & things loosened right up.
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Being that it is a spakin new scoot, there are a number of things that can make it hard to push. Everything is tight that will change with time and wear. Maybe the belt is too tight, the brakes.
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Back from dealer nothing found. Even had 2 others try it before it was driven into the trailer ( I know, I know, trailer 
) same thing like a rubber band winding up and causing the bike to stop and push back about 6 inches. it Behaved as it should when arriving and unloading. Checked all possibly related, belt tension, wheel adjustment, no marks on rear pully and trans all as should be . I think it felt belt related and that it seemed like is was trying to ride up on the rear pully, at least it felt like that. The thing is, I had not gotten around to putting my bell on this bike, that's probably the reason.
I appreciated the dealer taking the time to look at even though no reason was found, great techs.
) same thing like a rubber band winding up and causing the bike to stop and push back about 6 inches. it Behaved as it should when arriving and unloading. Checked all possibly related, belt tension, wheel adjustment, no marks on rear pully and trans all as should be . I think it felt belt related and that it seemed like is was trying to ride up on the rear pully, at least it felt like that. The thing is, I had not gotten around to putting my bell on this bike, that's probably the reason. I appreciated the dealer taking the time to look at even though no reason was found, great techs.
Last edited by hogginit; May 2, 2009 at 10:16 PM.