A couple minor problems following 500 mile service

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stnick

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As the title says, I have just a couple minor problems following my 500 mile service done at the dealer.

1. Bike will not shift into neutral while started without reving it up 500-1000 RPMs. I assume they adjusted the clutch. I never had any problems before I took it in. Do they typically adjust the cables and the rod? I did some searching and I've seen the threads for adjustment. Should I take it back to them?

2. I was driving around on the bike and I noticed that the bike was reving up about 1000 RPMs when the clutch was disengaged with the throttle released. At a stop light, as I was idling at 2,000 RPMS, I looked down at where the throttle cables connect to the carb and noticed the cable that closes the throttle was popped out and sitting on the edge of the wear it connects to the carb. I pushed it back in and drove the bike home with no further problems. It looks like it would easly come back out though. I believe it is moving to far up and then gets caught on the shoulder. Do they adjust throttle cables when doing the service? How should I fix this problem?

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Revin it to get to N is normal

Double check the throttle freeplay

See how to on doing the second.
 
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stnick

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Gas Man said:
Revin it to get to N is normal

Double check the throttle freeplay

See how to on doing the second.
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Thanks, Gas.

Is it normal for it to be easy to get into neutral and then all of the sudden be harder after a service? I never had any problems before. Now it is impossible to shift into neutral without reving or killing it. Seems fishy to me.

My idle seems lower after they put on the new pipes. Could that have effected it? After they put on the new pipes and rejetted they just took it for a spin and said no adjustments were necessary to the carb.
 
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I'd take it back and talk to the service manager. A good shop will either explain what is going on, double check their work or both.

Having the throttle cable come loose at the carb would worry me about their level of attention to detail. I'd want it looked at again to be sure.
 
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BubbleHead said:
I'd take it back and talk to the service manager. A good shop will either explain what is going on, double check their work or both.

Having the throttle cable come loose at the carb would worry me about their level of attention to detail. I'd want it looked at again to be sure.
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Yeah, I think I'll take it in. I spoke to the tech that worked on my bike and he had only been working there for 2 weeks or so. I'm not saying whether or not he knows his shit because it's not for me to say. He said he worked on metrics prior to coming there. I do know that they gave my bike back to me dirty as hell and I had just detailed the damn thing a few days prior. I just detailed it again today so if they get my shit nasty again I'm gonna be pretty upset.

I'll be doing the 2500 mile service myself. I should have taken the advice in Gas's sig.
 
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Try raising the idle a bit on the carb. That may help with the N

Bottom line is N is hard to find on these bikes... or any V-twin with seperate transmissions
 
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Although it's true that N is harder to find on these then other bikes it shouldn't have become even harder after your service but I also just had my 500 mile done recently and had the exact same problem occur. It was so bad in fact that reving it up to get N didn't work a lot of times and I'd just have to leave it in gear and remember to grab the clutch when I cranked it. I was going to just adjust it myself instead of giving the dealer another shot at ruining something but didn't get around to it yet and I noticed yesterday when I was riding that it's now pretty much back to how it was (a little reving gets it in N) but without the slight creeping that I had before. It seems to be a pretty fine line with these clutches so you may want to ride it a little bit more and see if it's still a problem but then again if you're having that other problem your dealer should take care of both of them for you.
 
lee

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you're right it is a fine line with clutch adjustment and i agree that if it was ok before then it should be ok now - do remember though that clutches do wear and will lose adjustment but why do they adjust these things when they are working fine - if it aint broke leave it the fuck alone. Its easiest to get it in neutral whilst the bike is still moving - shouldn't even need a zip on the gas for that.
 
goofy

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stnick, I just got my 5,000 service done 2 weeks ago.
This is the 3rd time now, after a service, the clutch was dragging so bad you had to shut it off to get into neutral.
This time when I asked the mechanic he said it was dragging bad, so I told him about the primary fluid level being too high after the other services. He drained the primary again and there was almost 1.5 quarts in it. He closed it back up and added a quart, and the clutch works perfect again!
The only difference is the second time he drained it, it was on the side stand instead of clamped in the lift.(straight up)
It's worth a try. I know there have been issues with the clutch rod and the nut, but you might try the cheap/easy stuff first.
 
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