am I crazy? neutral?

[beqwarrior]

OK ever hear of this? I go riding for a bit, an hour or so when I come back home I pull into the car port and I cant get the bike into neutral. I Don't think I pulling up to hard from first.Eventually It goes in to N. Ever hear of this?
Other than that it shifts fine, No crazy jerking or lugging.

[nakedhunter]

You may be crazy but that would be beside the point. I hit this on my bike fairly often.
I have to push my bike in and out of my back area every day and put it in neutral to do it. It seems like after I have been riding I hit the problem, I just shift to some other gears and then back to neutral and usually it finds it pretty quick.
I can't say why or how but I also have not had any other problems shifting.

Originally Posted by beqwarrior

OK ever hear of this? I go riding for a bit, an hour or so when I come back home I pull into the car port and I cant get the bike into neutral. I Don't think I pulling up to hard from first.Eventually It goes in to N. Ever hear of this?
Other than that it shifts fine, No crazy jerking or lugging.

[whiteboy]

Seems to happen to me when I'm moving in slow o park and I try to hit neutral. I I come to a complete stop It does not happen

[kkim]

how many miles do you have and have you done an oil change, yet?

exactly what are you doing right before you try to put it into neutral?

[beqwarrior]

Originally Posted by nakedhunter

You may be crazy but that would be beside the point. I hit this on my bike fairly often.
I have to push my bike in and out of my back area every day and put it in neutral to do it. It seems like after I have been riding I hit the problem, I just shift to some other gears and then back to neutral and usually it finds it pretty quick.
I can't say why or how but I also have not had any other problems shifting.

weird huh. I am learning more and more every day about this wonderful machine.

[beqwarrior]

Originally Posted by kkim

how many miles do you have and have you done an oil change, yet?

exactly what are you doing right before you try to put it into neutral?

Kelly, I have 170 miles, I did the oil change at 120. I am just riding normal, I usually downshift to 2nd pull into the drive way drive into the car port, stop shift down to 1st then back up to N but sometimes it wont go into to N.

[kkim]

is the bike moving when you shift down to first? I think it has to do with how the positive neutral finder works, but I could be wrong.

try this... If you can't get it into neutral after putting it in first, try rocking the bike back and forth and see it that allows you to nudge the bike into neutral.

[whiteboy]

Try a short ride and come to a complete stop then go into neutral. My bike does the same and I'm at 21 miles. Thinking this is just a noon mistake on my part and true a complete stop and it worked.

[beqwarrior]

Originally Posted by kkim

is the bike moving when you shift down to first? I think it has to do with how the positive neutral finder works, but I could be wrong.

try this... If you can't get it into neutral after putting it in first, try rocking the bike back and forth and see it that allows you to nudge the bike into neutral.

ok ill try that

[1994Ninja250F]

Originally Posted by beqwarrior

Kelly, I have 170 miles, I did the oil change at 120. I am just riding normal, I usually downshift to 2nd pull into the drive way drive into the car port, stop shift down to 1st then back up to N but sometimes it wont go into to N.

I've tried that on my pregen, and as someone else said, it might be because of the positive neutral system. You're supposed to be in first by the time you come to a complete stop anyways, meaning shift down through the gears as you slow down.

So try that, and see if that doesn't fix the problem.

[beqwarrior]

oh when i stop i am usually in 3rd or 2nd. then at a stand still i ll click it down till it cant go anymore then up one half click.

[kkim]

have you tried rocking the bike back and forth yet to see if that works?

[onetruevibe]

Originally Posted by kkim

have you tried rocking the bike back and forth yet to see if that works?

This happens to me every once in awhile. I rock it like kkim described and it goes into N. No biggie.

[Liquidtoon]

Originally Posted by kkim

have you tried rocking the bike back and forth yet to see if that works?

If you stop while in 2 or above then downshift while stopped , on occasion, it will stick. Either shift down to first while rolling (a good habit to be in any-how) or just rock the bike a bit to get it to shift.

[beqwarrior]

OK Just went around the block, came up the drive way into the carport, put in in 1st stopped, small up click and yep there it is (N) Thanks guys