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Originally Posted by Formula413
Ok, so I tried no clutch shifting on my Vulcan the other day and found that it can't be done. Not sure why, but the shift lever simply won't move until the clutch is pulled in. I tried it under throttle, coasting, light throttle, in different gears, up/down, nothing doing. I'm not sure why this might be. I remember when I was taking the MSF course I frequently shifted the Nighthawk 250s they used without the clutch by accident and the bike didn't seem to mind. Not sure why my Vulcan is different, any thoughts?
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Originally Posted by FastPlastic
My Ninja did the same thing when I tried it. Can't say I tried all those variations, but it seemed like something is preventing it from shifting.
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The first thing that comes to mind is the possibility of a clutch interlock, preventing the transmission from being shifted without the clutch lever pulled.
The other, and less likely in your case, Formula, is poor technique. The shifter needs to be lightly loaded in the direction it's going, and the throttle snapped back enough to unload the transmission, (how far the throttle needs to be snapped is dynamic),