I have a new Roketa RKM-E5 with a 150 miles on it, ever since I got it, it has given me a hard time with shifting into neutral. When I am in first gear and try to toe up to nuetral, the shifter gets hard to lift and jumps past neutral, no matter how slow or fast I go with it. The same thing happens when I am in second and try to press down to neutral. I have tried adjusting the clutch cable slack so it is real loose or real tight, niether seems to make a difference. I am using 20w-50 conventional oil which was just changed as well. Old oil or new oil doesnt seem to affect it either. Up or down shifting once out of neutral is fine, just getting into neutral takes about 5-6 tries before It goes into neutral correctly. Is this because it is such a new bike? Could It be that my clutch as a unit is defective? Please help me out! Here is a link to the bike and some info on it.
http://www.xxx-motorsports.com/200cc-roketa-db05-p-163.html
2006-10-18 12:26:48 · 7 answers · asked by Amc 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
With the clutch pulled in, rev the engine a little (that will release any tension on the transmission and allow the gears to slide on their shafts freely) and shift it gently so you don't over shift. Poor quality control on "non", brand-name bikes. Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha = quality. Give your bike another 100miles to let the transmission settle in. If the problem remains, bring it back to where you bought it. Should still be under warranty.
2006-10-18 12:48:32 · answer #1 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You most likely have a wet-clutch configuration, meaning your clutch sits in a bath of oil for lubrication. These clutches are usually pretty finicky about getting into neutral, and it's really, just a part of the design. What you can do to help it ease in is to goose the throttle a *little* to spin up the the transmission right about when you're shifting it into neutral. That helps to break the stiction. The weight of the oil can make a difference, so I'm told, but I haven't personally experienced it.
2006-10-19 02:40:36 · answer #2 · answered by Driveshaft 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This has been an issue with alot of bikes over the years. Nutural can be dificult to find. You can try holding the clutch a bit longer b4 trying to shift giving everything in the transmission time to stop spinning and then try to shift. If it dosent want to move u can feather the clutch a bit while trying to shift. If that dose not improve shifting into nutural. there may be a problem with the clutch. Check with the dealer or some chat forums to see if this is a common complaint.
2006-10-18 12:38:43 · answer #3 · answered by truckercub1275 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is your oil such a heavy weight? That has a lot to do with the clutch dragging making neutral hard to hit.
2006-10-19 01:18:41 · answer #4 · answered by gdwrnch40 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As all above say it is faulty yet looks the norm those days. no longer in difficulty-free words is it hurting your leg yet holding the vehicle in equipment with the grab depressed is putting more advantageous rigidity on the launch bearing in the grab. She (alongside with different instructors that tell newbies to do a similar) isn't very mechanical sympathetic and she will be ready to study at the same time as the launch bearing fails upfront and it expenditures upward of £2 hundred to fix.
2016-12-04 23:39:56 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use the right oil. The clutch probably isn't releasing right. Heavier oil doesn't protect any better and doesn't flow into tight spots as well
2006-10-19 12:45:42 · answer #6 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes they are all a little tricky to hit neutral
2006-10-18 16:15:45 · answer #7 · answered by bill b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋