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Old 10-11-2009, 09:33 PM   #176 (permalink)
theycallmeebryan
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Originally Posted by The Atomic Ass View Post
Now here's a question that's been on my mind since I started riding my Ninja again, has anyone riding this bike been able to flick it into neutral from 5/6? I get substantial drag from clutch-in coasting, enough that I don't really coast as far as I'd like to.

Also, this battery that came with the bike is the most awesome thing, EVER. It went a full winter the first year I had the Ninja, sat for a year without being on a charger, pulled a year tour in my Burgman, which has a higher starting amp draw, then sat for another year, before being charged up and put back into service. It runs my heated gear just fine for a minute at a time while I'm stopped at a light, engine off.
I had mentioned something about that previously in the thread i believe. I, too, get noticeable drag while clutch in coasting. I am pretty used to it now, though. The only time i have hit the "neutral" between 5/6 is by accident, and it has only happened two or three times. In the "clutch in coasting" thread, there was mention about modifying the gearbox to allow for real neutral in between gears.
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