Neutral issue

[ThePhoinix]

I'll freely admit I'm not a mechanic, but I'm trying to learn. Frankly, I don't deserve a bike this awesome, but here I am.

Checking the freeplay on the clutch a bit more closely (i.e. with a ruler) I had about 5mm. Tightened it down to closer to 2 and voila! Neutral seems to be available now.
Naturally I'll need to do some road testing, but now the dilemma is whether or not to tell my wife I no longer need to take a few hours to ride down to the dealership. There's always something to buy when I go...

 

[scot in exile]

If you do not tell your wife I will we men must always be honest to our wife or wives if you are muslim. Did I also mention that i have a bridge for sale

 

[Tal]

I'll freely admit I'm not a mechanic, but I'm trying to learn. Frankly, I don't deserve a bike this awesome, but here I am.

Checking the freeplay on the clutch a bit more closely (i.e. with a ruler) I had about 5mm. Tightened it down to closer to 2 and voila! Neutral seems to be available now.
Naturally I'll need to do some road testing, but now the dilemma is whether or not to tell my wife I no longer need to take a few hours to ride down to the dealership. There's always something to buy when I go...

Youre on it...if you have adjustable levers???...you can make a hell of a difference between max adjustment and minimum adjustment to finding neutral...if you know what I mean. If you take it all the way out to 5 on the settings, neutral is a breeze.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

I don't think most motorcycles with a "wet" clutch will just click into neutral at a dead stop. I have to slightly release the clutch (not enough to move the bike) then pull in back in while lifting up on the shifter. Then it will easily click into neutral.

 

[El Toro Rosso]

It wasn't my intention to tell you to live with the problem. My point was that the problem may well go away on its own.

This isn't peculiar to a Rocket.

Give it a chance to go away.

 

[Donny]

Hi guys, I have a similar problem. When I stop at traffic lights it is v hard to find Neutral especially from first gear up to neutral unless I switch her off. Switching in to Other gears are v.noisy. I tried to adjust cable but when I adjusted for easy switch to neutral from 1st gear, clutch starts to slip on hard exceleration and when I leave 2mm cable slack ( at the top) as per manual it is almost impossible to find Neutral from first gear when bike is not moving unless I switch her off. I tried to adjust cable nob by ¼ turns on cold and hot engine still could not find that perfect point. Sorry for such along thread. Any ideas how to fix that? Stretched cable? Need new clutch?

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Hi guys, I have a similar problem. When I stop at traffic lights it is v hard to find Neutral especially from first gear up to neutral unless I switch her off. Switching in to Other gears are v.noisy. I tried to adjust cable but when I adjusted for easy switch to neutral from 1st gear, clutch starts to slip on hard exceleration and when I leave 2mm cable slack ( at the top) as per manual it is almost impossible to find Neutral from first gear when bike is not moving unless I switch her off. I tried to adjust cable nob by ¼ turns on cold and hot engine still could not find that perfect point. Sorry for such along thread. Any ideas how to fix that? Stretched cable? Need new clutch?

I haven't owned a motorcycle yet that would reliably shift from first to neutral at a dead stop. Try letting the clutch out quickly and right back in at the same time lifting up on the shifter.

 

[Chris Kelley]

It's also worth noting the rockets are notoriously hard back into gear when put into neutral at a stop. They often require a little rocking back and forth to get them engaged again and that can be a pain at a busy stop. If it's your habit to top her into neutral for ever stop, it might make your life a little easier to just keep her in gear with the clutch in.

Not a terribly helpful comment in a thread about finding neutral, but I figure you'll want to get out again at some point.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

It's also worth noting the rockets are notoriously hard back into gear when put into neutral at a stop. They often require a little rocking back and forth to get them engaged again and that can be a pain
at a busy stop. If it's your habit to top her into neutral for ever stop, it might make your life a little easier to just keep her in gear with the clutch in.
Not a terribly helpful comment in a thread about finding neutral, but I figure you'll want to get out again at some point.

I always put, mine in neutral at stops to save the clutch lifter piece.

 

[R-III-R Turbo]

Hi guys, I have a similar problem. When I stop at traffic lights it is v hard to find Neutral especially from first gear up to neutral unless I switch her off. Switching in to Other gears are v.noisy. I tried to adjust cable but when I adjusted for easy switch to neutral from 1st gear, clutch starts to slip on hard exceleration and when I leave 2mm cable slack ( at the top) as per manual it is almost impossible to find Neutral from first gear when bike is not moving unless I switch her off. I tried to adjust cable nob by ¼ turns on cold and hot engine still could not find that perfect point. Sorry for such along thread. Any ideas how to fix that? Stretched cable? Need new clutch?

whereabouts you located donny?