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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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Bike wont start in gear. Does nothing, like a neutral safety switch. I have to put it in Neutral. Is this normal on a 07 Road King?
 

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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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do you have compression releases???one of my bikes is sometimes hard to crank in gear with clutch in... i think the clutches work better when things are spinning and getting wet with the oil.... i'm usually startn in neutral
 
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You pulling in the clutch lever? There is a switch in the perch that won't allow you to start it without the lever pulled in. If you are pulling in the lever, was any work done that could have fugged up the lever switch recently?
 
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Well I did put Ape's on it. It will start fine without the clutch pulled in in neutral, but it does nothing when in gear with the clutch pulled in. Like a neutral safety switch on a car.
 
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Like a neutral safety switch on a car.
The safety switch is like a safety switch on a car. Might have fugged up the switch putting it back together.
 
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OK, I will look into it.
 
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