08-16-2016, 12:29 PM
Well, it turned out to be a comedy of errors. Mostly mine.
The bike was in neutral while I was attempting to restart it on Kenosha Pass, but to no avail. Little did I know but it wasn't really in neutral -- it was between gears. The bike easily rolled back and forth (and up the ramp into the pickup truck), but not until I pushed it around my quiet garage this evening did I hear the "click click click click" of the gearbox. I knew immediately it was in false neutral. I clicked it into neutral, turned the key, and it started right up. Huge relief.
I then tried starting it in gear with the clutch pulled in. Nothing. After a few minutes of poking around, it was obvious the clutch lever wasn't contacting the interlock switch on the perch. A quick adjustment and it was as good as new. Now the bike starts fine, in neutral or in any gear with the clutch pulled in. Just like a Honda.
Duh, why didn't I notice the neutral light wasn't on when I was stranded?
The bike was in neutral while I was attempting to restart it on Kenosha Pass, but to no avail. Little did I know but it wasn't really in neutral -- it was between gears. The bike easily rolled back and forth (and up the ramp into the pickup truck), but not until I pushed it around my quiet garage this evening did I hear the "click click click click" of the gearbox. I knew immediately it was in false neutral. I clicked it into neutral, turned the key, and it started right up. Huge relief.
I then tried starting it in gear with the clutch pulled in. Nothing. After a few minutes of poking around, it was obvious the clutch lever wasn't contacting the interlock switch on the perch. A quick adjustment and it was as good as new. Now the bike starts fine, in neutral or in any gear with the clutch pulled in. Just like a Honda.
Duh, why didn't I notice the neutral light wasn't on when I was stranded?