Ok so this really is stupid, but the other night I was trying to put my 11 EG Ultra in Neutral and I kept passing Neutral as the N indicated (or so I thought) Since it was Bike Week here in Ocean City and we were meeting some friends not to mention there were like 100,000 people in town and I can't find neutral I said F it and shut the bike off leaving it in gear. We came out after dinner and went for a ride through town, as we were stopped at a light I put it in neutral and the N did not light up. Rode some more more stops etc.. and about an hour later the light was working again. Next day no light ride it for a while then it worked. It has been on and off all weekend, sometimes it works and some times it does not.

Very strange, I knew the first night that it was not me, I have put the bike in neutral many times and never had trouble.

So has anyone else ever had this problem? If so what was it?

Thanks

 

The H-D tranny is designed so that N is found from 1st- not 2nd
( I know you know this, but for newbies...you can find N from 2nd...it'll take an hour.)

difficulty finding N can result from primary fluid level/type or primary chain tension or clutch adjustment.

If this is a brand new problem and very likely unrelated to the above ....then I'd look at the switch itself and the wiring to the switch.

Mike

 

It is not an issue finding neutral, it is that the indicator light is not working consistantly and that just started the other night. It lights up sometimes and sometimes it does not. I know I am in neutral, but apparently the light doesn't...

 

I have had this issue occasionaly on every bike I have owned, Harley and import. The really spooky thing is when the light comes on and you are not in neutral.