Can't find neutral

cybermud · 10-09-2004

Pulling into my garage after a ride this morning on my 2005 Ninja 500R (192 miles), and I could not put the bike into neutral. I had been in neutral at the last stoplight I was at about 5 minutes before being in the driveway and I did not notice any problems.

Anyway, I tried to get it into neutral for about 10 minutes. It would either be in second or first. I got the bike parked and stopped and fiddled with it for another 15-20 minutes and I simply can't get the bike to go into neutral. Did I break it already? Any ideas?

QKENUF4U · 10-09-2004

make sure you all the way down into 1st gear first, might be trying to find neutral between 2nd-3rd.

are you rocking the bike back and forth when trying to find neutral ?

cybermud · 10-09-2004

After copious amounts of rocking, I got it back into N. Thanks!!

Stuart · 10-09-2004

it's new, get a day off of work and ride for ten hours or so below the recommended RPM's for break in, once you hit 500 and then 1000 you'll notice it goes into gear much easier.

In the near future however, get it into first, or I prefer second, and just a baby tap to get it into neutral

10-09-2004	#1 (permalink)
cybermud Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 2	Can't find neutral Pulling into my garage after a ride this morning on my 2005 Ninja 500R (192 miles), and I could not put the bike into neutral. I had been in neutral at the last stoplight I was at about 5 minutes before being in the driveway and I did not notice any problems. Anyway, I tried to get it into neutral for about 10 minutes. It would either be in second or first. I got the bike parked and stopped and fiddled with it for another 15-20 minutes and I simply can't get the bike to go into neutral. Did I break it already? Any ideas?

10-09-2004	#3 (permalink)
cybermud Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 2	Got it!! After copious amounts of rocking, I got it back into N. Thanks!!

10-09-2004	#4 (permalink)
Stuart Can't find time to ride BTK Expert Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aurora, CO (1 mile from denver) Posts: 605	it's new, get a day off of work and ride for ten hours or so below the recommended RPM's for break in, once you hit 500 and then 1000 you'll notice it goes into gear much easier. In the near future however, get it into first, or I prefer second, and just a baby tap to get it into neutral __________________ 1982 Yamaha Virago (XV750) Custom Rebuilt & Restored AMA # 220196

10-09-2004	#2 (permalink)
QKENUF4U AZ's Official Mechanic BTK Expert Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: phoenix arizona Posts: 3,649	make sure you all the way down into 1st gear first, might be trying to find neutral between 2nd-3rd. are you rocking the bike back and forth when trying to find neutral ?

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