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[porthole]

I don't have any problem finding neutral, but when the bike gets real hot (fuel managment active) and riding in stop and go traffic, the light stops working.

[spydglide]

I don't have any problem finding neutral, but when the bike gets real hot (fuel managment active) and riding in stop and go traffic, the light stops working.

Hey, mine does the same thing.. ....glad to know it's got good company in this quirky manuver.  har!   spyder

[DAMD]

Yep, same issue....happens when the bike is very hot.  It has always gone away after things cool down and hasn't happened yet this spring.  Damned if I can figure it out. Happened multiple times last fall.  Hoping it doesn't happen again.

[VaEagle]

Maybe it's Harley's way of saying if your engine is hot you need to be moving? [smiley=nixweiss.gif]
It's the new overheat protection plan...you can't be in neutral if you can't find it! [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

I haven't had that problem yet just once and awhile it's hard to shift into if I don't keep the revs up some.

[RJ749]

Yep, same issue....happens when the bike is very hot.  It has always gone away after things cool down and hasn't happened yet this spring.  Damned if I can figure it out. Happened multiple times last fall.  Hoping it doesn't happen again.

Me too, not hot, just doesn´t come on sometime.

[spydglide]

Me too, not hot, just doesn´t come on sometime.

Mine STAYS HOT   so I don't know if that is a factor in mine not coming on or not??  [smiley=nixweiss.gif] spyder

[grc]

I don't have any problem finding neutral, but when the bike gets real hot (fuel managment active) and riding in stop and go traffic, the light stops working.

Yep, same issue....happens when the bike is very hot.  It has always gone away after things cool down and hasn't happened yet this spring.  Damned if I can figure it out. Happened multiple times last fall.  Hoping it doesn't happen again.

I've had this happen a couple times on the SEEG, and quite often on my previous bike as well.  Slightly "wiggling" the shift lever would normally get the light to come on.  This can usually be traced to the neutral switch. The neutral switch is a simple spring-loaded plunger switch mounted on the trans top cover, with a ball end that rides on the shift drum.  The plunger can bind in the switch housing, and any misalignment between the switch and the depression in the drum it drops into aggravates the condition.  

The switch is easy to get to, so you could remove it and check for any binding of the plunger, or poor wiring connections / high resistance.  BTW, the switch completes the ground for the indicator light circuit.  

Jerry

[spydglide]

I've had this happen a couple times on the SEEG, and quite often on my previous bike as well.  Slightly "wiggling" the shift lever would normally get the light to come on.  This can usually be traced to the neutral switch. The neutral switch is a simple spring-loaded plunger switch mounted on the trans top cover, with a ball end that rides on the shift drum.  The plunger can bind in the switch housing, and any misalignment between the switch and the depression in the drum it drops into aggravates the condition.  

The switch is easy to get to, so you could remove it and check for any binding of the plunger, or poor wiring connections / high resistance.  BTW, the switch completes the ground for the indicator light circuit.  

Jerry

hey Jerry, you reckon putting a chrome cover over that switch could mis-align it?   [smiley=nixweiss.gif]spyder

[grc]

hey Jerry, [highlight]you reckon putting a chrome cover over that switch could mis-align it[/highlight]?   [smiley=nixweiss.gif]spyder

spyder,

That looks like a question for our resident chrome expert - Fired00d, what do you think?  

Jerry

[spydglide]

spyder,

That looks like a question for our resident chrome expert - Fired00d, what do you think?  

Jerry

d00d is down South at the Beach as we speak.  [smiley=pumpkin.gif] Saw him in NC on the way down Tue... 8-)..har!  spyder

[SPIDERMAN]

Well guys, I don't know if this is gonna help, but when wifey gets hot she ain't got no neutral either !

[spydglide]

Well guys, I don't know if this is gonna help, but when wifey gets hot she ain't got no neutral either !

Hey BB, it helped me!  Now I understand the whole deal mo-better.  Har!  spyder

[Garznhogs]

[highlight]Mine STAYS HOT so I don't know if that is a factor in mine not coming on or not??   spyder

Hey, mine does the same thing.. ....glad to know it's got good company in this quirky manuver.  har!

Me too, not hot, just doesn´t come on sometime.

It has always gone away after things cool down and hasn't happened yet this spring.  Happened multiple times last fall.  Hoping it doesn't happen again.

Well guys, I don't know if this is gonna help, but when wifey gets hot she ain't got no neutral either ![/highlight]

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Garz    [smiley=smoking.gif]

[TheVgirl]

d00d is down South at the Beach as we speak.  [smiley=pumpkin.gif] Saw him in NC on the way down Tue... 8-)..har!  spyder

Is d00d in Myrtle Beach?  Wonder if he'll be checking the site while there?

d00d, you gonna still be in MB this weekend?  Maybe heading back your way late Thursday or early Friday.  If not, will be heading to Charleston to go sailing Memorial Day w/e.  Still be around then??  Nothing better than fresh seafood and cold beer while propped up on the deck UNLESS it's after riding all day to get there!  

[Fired00d]

spyder,

That looks like a question for our resident chrome expert - Fired00d, what do you think?  

Jerry

Hmm, can't say as I know about this, I haven't experienced this that I know of. I'll have to be on the look out in the future. As for adding the chrome cover.... If it wasn't already there from factory I haven't added chrome to this. But now that you mention this I will have to investigate.  

d00d is down South at the Beach as we speak.  [smiley=pumpkin.gif] Saw him in NC on the way down Tue... 8-)..har!  spyder

Yep, I'm down in NC enjoying myself and riding all over the state. Went to Jacksonville (Home of Camp Lejeune Oooh Rah!!!), and then went to Kinston today. Thought about you Spyder when I was in Kinston as I saw a sign saying I was only 27+/- miles away from Goldsboro. Really enjoying the back roads here, only thing I'm not used to all the sand being kicked up, but that's the benefits of being near the water. Not sure where I'll be riding to tomorrow, but definitely will be in Myrtle on Friday.

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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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