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Post by pilgrim on Mar 31, 2009 18:26:39 GMT
I found a false neutral between 5th and 6th gears today, turning about 4500 rpm running down-hill. Blipped the throttle momentarily and 6th dropped in. Never found one before in the past three years.
Is the gear box known for this or am I the only one?
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Post by m40man on Mar 31, 2009 19:04:18 GMT
I've had the odd false neutral now & again on most of my bikes. Usually down to a lazy gear change by me. If you don't get it regularly, I wouldn't worry.
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Post by darren on Apr 1, 2009 18:06:02 GMT
I've had the odd false neutral now & again on most of my bikes. Usually down to a lazy gear change by me. If you don't get it regularly, I wouldn't worry. same here |
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Post by pilgrim on Apr 1, 2009 18:18:26 GMT
Have to keep my concentration up then........  |
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Post by bobh on Apr 1, 2009 21:25:05 GMT
Try semi-clutchless up changes, i.e. just fan the clutch in to the bite point, don't pull it all the way in. And keep your toe on the gear lever until the clutch is fully re-engaged. Also adjusting the gear lever a bit lower can help. I never had a problem on the Divvy using this technique, having learnt the hard way on a Thundercat, which has a reputation as a dodgy box.
Alternatively, does anyone make a race-pattern gear lever? Up changes have to be more positive when you're pushing down rather than lifting up.
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Post by General Gman on Apr 1, 2009 21:33:53 GMT
If the lever is on a linkage, you can just move the arm to give yourself a race pattern shift.
False neutrals can often be a symptom of gunged up gear lever pivots.Strip the foot controls, clean and lube the pivots and you'll find the gearchange can improve significantly (and let's face it, the gearbox on Divvies needs all the help it can get)
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Post by CD on Apr 3, 2009 13:44:56 GMT
On downchanges, I missmatch the throttle to blip the revs so they are generally smooth, but upchanges often go with a clunk. It's character I guess.
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Post by pilgrim on Apr 3, 2009 14:54:03 GMT
Thanks for the comments. General Gman: It's not a continual problem like I said. I stripped the linkage and lubricated the change pivots only a couple of months back. Put it down to a loose gear change on my part.  |
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Post by General Gman on Apr 3, 2009 15:15:29 GMT
Thanks for the comments. General Gman: It's not a continual problem like I said. I stripped the linkage and lubricated the change pivots only a couple of months back. Put it down to a loose gear change on my part. I get the same on my ZX9 - I know when the foot controls need lubing because I miss the odd gearchange (except on the ZX9 C models if you keep getting problems with it, it means the dogs on the gears are buggered..) |
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