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Originally Posted by sooty
im having some problems with my 92 softail springer,you tell me if they are minor or major??
after my first decent ride (400k's) i noticed the following...
1.towards the end of my ride i could not get the thing out of first gear and nuetral is getting very hard to find.the thing is i took it to a mechanic and asked him to check the clutch adjustment and he said its fine??
2.i was reading the 92 owners manual and it stated that the 5spd cannot be shifted into nuetral from 2nd gear but i have noticed that when shifting down gears it has done a few times now
3.the 3rd and final thing is a noise that i can only describe as a rattle from what seems to be the motor when the bike is under load,say if im gassing it from steady accelaeration.
any help would be appreciated!! |
answered in order...
1. Do a clutch adjustment yourself, the mechanic probably just squeezed the handle and billed you for it. This is usually the cause or the primary oil is over full. Either of which will cause this.
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2. The trans will drop into neutral from second on occasion but it was not made to do this like the newer bikes. No worries there, it happens.
3. Sounds like pinging to me, try down shifting or use a higher octane fuel.