Start in neutral. Duh.
Bike Lurches when strarted in gear, what to do?
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Mine does it too, only when it's a cold start. It bothered me enough that I tried to "adjust it out", I even tried ATF type F in the primary (it is said that gets rid of it, but it doesn't). So now I just put her in neutral before I fire it up cold.
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Tourer
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What everyone else said..."Are U Kiddin' Me!!??"
What's the sense of startin it in gear anyhow?
LET IT WARM UP.....THEN pull the clutch lever in, wait a few seconds, THEN put it in gear...
It's obvious you don't know much about bikes, as you stated you tried adjusting the clutch from "what you read on the net".....get a shop manual....IF you have tools, and IF you're mechanicallly inclined, and IF you want to learn about the machine that's between you & the ground!
What's the sense of startin it in gear anyhow?
LET IT WARM UP.....THEN pull the clutch lever in, wait a few seconds, THEN put it in gear...
It's obvious you don't know much about bikes, as you stated you tried adjusting the clutch from "what you read on the net".....get a shop manual....IF you have tools, and IF you're mechanicallly inclined, and IF you want to learn about the machine that's between you & the ground!
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Yep, that's me. Lazy and quick. The last time I consistently started my Harley in neutral it was a kick start shovel. I don't sit in traffic lights in neutral either. You want to rock your bike and row through the gears looking for neutral just to start your bike, have at it. I'm outta here. 
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Yep, that's me. Lazy and quick. The last time I consistently started my Harley in neutral it was a kick start shovel. I don't sit in traffic lights in neutral either. You want to rock your bike and row through the gears looking for neutral just to start your bike, have at it. I'm outta here.
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When I went to riding school they taught us to always hold the brake when starting the bike, ever have it in gear when you thought it was in neutral ? This prevents the emberassing lerch forward or clutch drag
Last edited by tubeman426; Apr 22, 2012 at 08:13 PM.
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