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Old Mar 15th, 2012, 11:44 PM     #1
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Question How does this thing work?

At the risk of some good natured ribbing , I have a rather simple question to ask:
How do you shift from first to neutral?

My 2011 FXDC is new, with less than 200 miles. I have the original lubricants and get the expected clunk upon downshifting which I hope will quiet down when I put some new grease/fluids @ the 1K mark (or earlier maybe?). What I am having trouble with is that it is a very gentle operation to move it to neutral - I will almost always bump it into 2nd. I have no problem going from 2nd to neutral while I'm moving . . . but once I've stopped is another matter. Is this expected behavior for new bike? Will breaking in the bike or better transmission grease/fluid help out?

Thanks for your help!

Mark

PS: I wasn't sure that this was a Dyna specific question - so I put it here . . .
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