Nc24 gear box sometimes getting neutrals in 4th 5th and 6th

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Nc24 gear box sometimes getting neutrals in 4th 5th and 6th

Post by Pirates Cove » Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:07 pm

Hi.

I have an VFR 400 with NC24. Today I did the somoeng loop , which is a 100km of twisting roads outside Chiang Mai Thailand. Perhaps four or five times once in fourth and once in fifth and the rest in sixth when I changed up a gear it selected neutral (or spun freely).

In each case selecting up engaged the gear correctly. I believe that each time I upshifted lightly sometimes with clutch sometimes without.

It has never happened on downshift or when I have forcefully changed up. What could be the problem ?

Thanks Mark

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Re: Nc24 gear box sometimes getting neutrals in 4th 5th and 6th

Post by castrol101 » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:01 pm

I don't think there really is a problem...Sometimes if you don't upshift positively the gear doesn't quite engage and you just end up in a false neutral. As long as it doesn't jump out of gear under acceleration then i think all is well....

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Re: Nc24 gear box sometimes getting neutrals in 4th 5th and 6th

Post by Neosophist » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:17 pm

False neutrals, upshift more firmly.
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Re: Nc24 gear box sometimes getting neutrals in 4th 5th and 6th

Post by Sligeach » Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:56 am

yip, probably just false neutrals due to not being firm enough with the upshift.
try adjusting the gear lever down so it takes less movement to be positive on the upshift

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Re: Nc24 gear box sometimes getting neutrals in 4th 5th and 6th

Post by Pirates Cove » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:28 am

Hi all.

Yeah apparently I was being a little gentle and thats it :)

Operator error!

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Re: Nc24 gear box sometimes getting neutrals in 4th 5th and 6th

Post by Manticorp » Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:15 am

Just a little tip:

If you ever false neutral change up and not down ^^

I've known a couple of guys who have come out of corners v.badly after shifting down out of a false neutral. It aint pretty :P

Hehe just keep those shifts nice and hard ;)

H

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