no neutral with engine running?
Ok, so I've got this model '89 xt600 that does not want to shift into neutral when the engine is running and the bike is at a standstill. In fact, it takes a major effort to get the bike into second gear at a standstill. When the engine is off, shifting into neutral (and through all of the gears) is as easy as it should be.
This is more of an annoyance than anything else. Whenever I pull over to the side of the road to get something out of my bag I have to kill the engine; I can't just let it run in neutral. Plus I'm trying to prep the bike for the big sahara trip, so I want to make sure that the bike is in good working order. I wonder if this problem is a sign of worse things to come? If I was at home, I would get down to business opening up the bike to see what's wrong but my access to gaskets, etc. right now is limited.
Suggestions? Similar experiences?
Brian
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