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Yama Hu

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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 ?
 
No problem finding neutral for me. Heck, I sometimes find a false neutral between 5th and 6th.
 
Make sure your clutch cable is adjusted properly, that can make a difference.
 
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Mine was elusive for first several hundred miles. Better now and getting better.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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...
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
I've had a couple of periods of hard to find neutral and adjusting the clutch cable has eliminated it completely every time.
 

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