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False neutral

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renoman1

Joined Jun 2013
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Brighton, Ontario, Canada
I am a new owner. Always wanted a Ducati. Love it.
I am having one concern is I am getting a false neutral between 5th and 6th.
Only 350 kms on the bike.
Anybody else getting this? Anybody else had this and what is the solution?
thanks
 
I have 1000 km on my bike and hit a false neutral once or twice in that time. I don't remember what gear though. Are you wearing heavy boots. I find when wearing my steel toe boots I have to pay extra attention to my shifting.
 
I've had this happen as well I figured I must have down shifted too early and the bike was going into some safety of over revving,
 
I get them often in all gears. Dealer says Duc trannys require a very positive shift. Always upshift when it happens!
 
Hi, I also notice a false neutral between 5th and 6th during the first miles.
Now it's much better but I think that I improve my foot movement to avoid it.
 
Positive shift

I have had similar issue. Dealer had same responses noted above, a strong shift is required. I still have had a weak shift go to neutral and I do a quick upshift to get into gear. First time I have had this issue with any bike. I just try and make sure I get a good shift in to reduce neutrals. At 1700 miles now.
 
I rarely get false neutral's when wearing my steel toe work boots. Tranny slips slips into to actual neutral very well, which I remember was a prime indicator that box is going sour.

I've noticed that the pivot point on my boots doesn't match up with positive throw on the shifter bar. So, I actually need to slide boot forward on peg a bit for a clean shift and if I'm not paying attention or shifting aggressively, I might get a bit sloppy with the action.

Probably need adjustable rear seats to get perfect match but, I also wear many different boots when I ride.
 
not experienced any false neutrals yet!, but do need to adjust my rear brake lever higher, struggling to engage it, its just set far too low for me.
 
I get the false neutrals from 4th to 5th mostly when I am just doing lazy riding and other gears also but never when I am riding spirited.
 
I get the same issue but I have had this with other bikes. It's usually when I'm not wearing my bike boots. The neutral is between 5th and 6th and can happen going up or down. Just be a little more assertive with the lever. That's ok in bike boots but can be a pain, literally, in ordinary footwear.
As previously mentioned when riding in a spirited manner it never happens, it's just when I'm too casual.
 
I experience false neutrals between all gears as well after my first 400 kms. Especially between the 1st and 2nd, haha........
 
A friend pointed out that the way gears are cut in most 6 speed sequential gear boxes to shift from 5th to 6th you have to pass through neutral. Most of the Japanese bikes do well with their tolerance to avoid this but Italians and Germans tend to have this happen
 
R6chase said:
A friend pointed out that the way gears are cut in most 6 speed sequential gear boxes to shift from 5th to 6th you have to pass through neutral. Most of the Japanese bikes do well with their tolerance to avoid this but Italians and Germans tend to have this happen
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I did not know that...
 
I've had a bunch of Ducs & I can definitely confirm that if you're gonna miss a shift it'll be between 5th & 6th gears. Seems to be the nature of the beast, but never leads to any harm. More miles helps & a helps & a firm upshift works best. At almost 3k miles my Hyperstrada is the best of the bunch.
 

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