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    #1

    Neutral & shifting

    '83 GS450L

    The bike has no problem shifting through gears when on the move, but when I'm stopped, I can't engage neutral...even with the bike off, and rocking back and forth I can't engage it with my toe...I usually end up just reaching down and yanking up with my hand. It was cold out last night when this happened repeatedly, and it happened to me once before when it was 60 degrees out last week. Is this maybe a clutch adjustment issue? I had just put the bike back together and adjusted the clutch until I had no free play, but I wonder if I need to tighten it further to get full disengagement?
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    #2
    my 77 750 is the same way its just touchy to find neutral.. sometimes it goes in easier if i am in 2nd and just tap it slightly down .. Now my 78 750 smooth as silk...every bike has its own little qwirks and it doesnt mean anything is broke or needs adjusting..its just the way they are..
    MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
    1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

    NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


    I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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      #3
      Yea I just wasn't sure. I'm just learning more and more about this bike and wondering if there's anything I can do to improve how it currently works. I have an idea how motorcycles in general should work, but not necessarily how GS's work - I understand the two aren't always one in the same

      Thanks!

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        #4
        Are you familiar with how to set up the clutch release..on the left side under the small sub cover in the main sprocket cover??
        MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
        1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

        NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


        I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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          #5
          You might want to pull the clutch apart and look at the plates and such. If the metal plates are warped it may create drag all the time, not enough to allow the bike to creep forward, but enough to make finding neutral a bitch.
          Ed

          To measure is to know.

          Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

          Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

          Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

          KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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            #6
            all new this winter Ed.. has been this way since i rescued it..I am used to it and it doesnt bug me any..My honda shadow is the same way. Just a bit tricky to find and its very sensitve and easy to pass it by and wind up in 2nd.
            MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
            1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

            NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


            I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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              #7
              Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
              Are you familiar with how to set up the clutch release..on the left side under the small sub cover in the main sprocket cover??
              Yep...I just put the engine in last week after it was out for a while. The clutch travel seems fine to me...it engages about half way through the travel, just like on any manual car I've driven, and better than the R6 motors we have been using on our FSAE cars

              Why do you ask?

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                #8
                just wondering.. i did my final adjusting yesterday and just to be sure they were hooking up well i did 3 or 4 4,000 rpm hole shots and pulled the front wheel off the ground..Yeah they seem to be hooking up REAL good...LOL
                MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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