Trouble getting back into neutral

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  • Anonymous
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    Trouble getting back into neutral

    Well, First off let me say I am a newbie. :roll: I just got my '79 GS425 from a friend ( FREEBIE ) and have been rebuilding it in my free time. It is my first bike and I don't know as much as I should. When I got the bike it hadn't been run since '87. After playing with the breaker points and oil change and cleaning the carbs it is running. Well I like riding it around the yard right now (bike is not street legal yet, missing most of the front end and plates[new front end in the mail]) but I find it difficult to shift back into neutral form both 1st and 2nd. I can sometimes get it to work but usually end up stoping the engine and rolling the bike back till it clicks (a few inches), then I can shift into neutral. I am wondering if this is something normall or if this is something I should look into further. BTW I can't find this problem in my repair book. Also THANK YOU Everyone, this site has been a huge help in my rebuild so far.

    Any help or similar experience remarks would be helpful. Once again Thanks again.
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    • lhanscom
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      Usually this is caused by your clutch cable being a bit too loose. tighten the cable some by twisting the adjuster out on the lever. Make sure you still have a bit of slack in the cable when the clutch is all the way out though, so your clutch will engage fully. If you haven't already, change your oil too.

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        • Anonymous
          #3
          Tried both already.

          Actuallt I've tried tightening the clutch cable to the point where I snapped the lever when I pulled it in (Fixed the lever until the new one arives). I also changed the oil and filter about a week ago, granted the inside of the of the crank case is so black inside I can't see through the window on the crank case. Added a bit of the old SeaFoam engine detergent to the crank case to clean it up inside. I'm sure 17 Years of gunk is not helping matters.

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            • lhanscom
              #4
              Some clutches just like to do this too. When I had Barnett fibers in I couldn't shift into neutral if I was stopped with the engine running. I put OEM fibers in on my last clutch change, and now I can shift to neutral.

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                • Anonymous
                  #5
                  Thanks Luke, So you are saying nothing to worry about, just more of an inconvience than anything.

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