Not easy locate Neutral

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Yama Hu

Joined Sep 2015

33 Posts | 0+

Canada

Discussion Starter
• Oct 17, 2016

• #1

I wonder if it's Ducati or bad adjustment. I used to have Yamaha and always find Neutral was very easy. With HS not that easy and I try to adjust.
Does anybody else notice that ?

 

bicyclemarkm

Joined Dec 2013

92 Posts | 0+

Minnesota, USA

• Oct 17, 2016

• #2

No problem finding neutral for me. Heck, I sometimes find a false neutral between 5th and 6th.

 

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pacaver

Joined Nov 2014

73 Posts | 0+

Harrisburg PA

• Oct 17, 2016

• #3

Make sure your clutch cable is adjusted properly, that can make a difference.

 

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BadToTheBown

Joined Sep 2016

409 Posts | 30+

ABQ NM

• Oct 17, 2016

• #4

neutral

Mine was elusive for first several hundred miles. Better now and getting better.

 

Jlaf

Joined Aug 2015

33 Posts | 0+

Gatineau, Qc, Canada

• Oct 17, 2016

• #5

With my HS, I have to be really gentle when I push the shifter up to reach the neutral. I don't have to go all the way up, just a little push!
It took me a week to find how to do it.

 

gatdammit

Joined Mar 2013

3K Posts | 161+

Naples, IT

• Oct 18, 2016

• #6

If you've played with the clutch adjustment to make an easier launch, it hates that. Reset back to the spec 2-4mm of play and thats your starting point.

 

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rldixon

Joined May 2014

42 Posts | 5+

Playa del Rey, CA

• Oct 18, 2016

• #7

I can only find Neutral from first, it's nearly impossible for me to find it from 2nd. And I do find that neutral between 6th and 5th about 25% of the time...

 

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N4teTheGreat

Joined Oct 2016

626 Posts | 85+

San Francisco

• Oct 18, 2016

• #8

Same problem on a 2015 'tard. Seems particularly troublesome when the bike is cold, so I think it could just be a break in issue, the bike only has 5k on the clock. I'll ask the shop about adjustment next time I get the oil changed.

-- Nathan

 

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empty

Joined May 2016

26 Posts | 0+

Mississauga, ON

• Oct 18, 2016

• #9

Try using a full hand grip on the clutch when you're looking for neutral. If I'm only using two fingers, I have a very hard time finding neutral too.

 

gatdammit

Joined Mar 2013

3K Posts | 161+

Naples, IT

• Oct 19, 2016

• #10

The clutch cable gets loose pretty quick the first few thousand miles. There's also an adjuster behind one of the small plastic triangular blank plates below the tank. I found mine falls out of adjustment pretty quickly. I still fiddle with it often at stop lights on every ride.

 

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Devinjc

Joined Jun 2015

56 Posts | 1+

Sacramento

• Oct 19, 2016

• #11

I've had a couple of periods of hard to find neutral and adjusting the clutch cable has eliminated it completely every time.