Why not just pull the clutch in?

 

+5 on pulling clutch

+5 on not killing the bike in the middle of an intersection!

 

one thing i do know is if u start ur bike in gear even with the clutch pulled your starter is working harder , due to the clutch friction and which to me is already turning a bigger engine like the 96 inch already i always put it in neutral to start it warm or cold

 

alot of after market clutch levers dont have the little tang inside that disengages the safety switch... mine dosent.. so my bike has to be in nuetral to start.. im planning on by-passing the switch though..

 

I must have been brain dead or was assuming it was like the Buell and BMW I had, were it had to be in neutral to start.

I just tested it, and it starts just fine in gear with the clutch pulled in.

Thanks for the comments.

 

+1 on this... as soon as I put the aftermarket levers on, it happened... they are missing the little nub on the clutch lever that hits the safety switch... I just found a new set that had what I needed

 

LOL!! My buddies 05 Buell XB12S started in first because I remember the first time I rode it I stalled it because I wasn't use to the clutch coming off of my R6!! But at least you know your current bike works!!

 

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+5

 

Sometimes I do this on purpose on a cold start. Back in the very old days with kick start bikes you'd pull the clutch in and kick the start lever to break the clutch plates free. That way you wouldn't get the big clunk when you shifted to first gear. The concept still works except now I pull the clutch in, then put the bike in first and hit the starter. You can feel a tiny about of forward movement as the clutch frees up. I think this method avoids wear on the clutch tangs and gearbox internals related to the big clunk putting a cold bike into first gear.

 

Pull in the clutch, all Harleys even those over sea models will start with the clutch in…