False neutrals on 2006 superglide
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Missing 2nd gear on 2006 superglide
Greetings!
I have been putting some miles on my superglide and noticed a big difference between my 2006 sportster and this dyna... I miss second gear while upshifting. Once every so often would be ok but I get them more often than I like. Is this normal for the superglide or is my transmission trying to tell me something?
I have a 2006 Superglide Anniversary edition with mid-controls and from what I can tell it already had the recall work done for that notice where it could slip out of neutral. So here is my question: If you own a 2006 dyna, preferably one with mid-controls, do you get lots of false neutrals?
Thanks for any replies!
Kanzig
p.S. Edited to fix the post title since "false neutrals" are not what I meant.
I have been putting some miles on my superglide and noticed a big difference between my 2006 sportster and this dyna... I miss second gear while upshifting. Once every so often would be ok but I get them more often than I like. Is this normal for the superglide or is my transmission trying to tell me something?
I have a 2006 Superglide Anniversary edition with mid-controls and from what I can tell it already had the recall work done for that notice where it could slip out of neutral. So here is my question: If you own a 2006 dyna, preferably one with mid-controls, do you get lots of false neutrals?
Thanks for any replies!
Kanzig
p.S. Edited to fix the post title since "false neutrals" are not what I meant.
Last edited by Kanzig; 05-14-2009 at 01:36 PM.
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False neutral (at least as I know it) is where you go to shift into second gear but the bike thinks you want neutral so you end up in neutral and gassing it but no power being applied to the tire since you are in neutral when you didnt want to be.
My honda shadow did this periodically but my sportster never did. Maybe I'm just lazy in hitting the shifter to go up gears but I didn't think so.
My honda shadow did this periodically but my sportster never did. Maybe I'm just lazy in hitting the shifter to go up gears but I didn't think so.
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Yes, if you shift from 1st to 2nd and inadvertently leave it in neutral, that would indeed be "missing second." I am not sure what a "false neutral" is.. I am not sure you have a problem of any kind. If you are relying on your indicator light, while stopped, to indicate neutral, you are in for a suprise. Since the dawn of time and neutral lights, the neutral light has been erratic. MSF safety courses tell you to NEVER rely on the neutral indicator light being lit to be accurate.
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