Rubbermount_EVO Do you park in nuetral?

[xllent01]

Originally Posted by norseXL

Back when I had the Hydra-glide, last thing I needed was trying to find neutral before kicking the thing.
Also I have been known to yell at anyone who leave a bike at the work-shop floor in gear.
One thing pushin bikes away if not have to fiddle with the gear lever to, do that 20 times a day and you can be a little grumpy.

Bikes just don´t roll away on just a little incline! But hey do whatever you want, exept on my floor

Good Point!

I've raced AMA dirt-bikes for yrs, you never try to kick start a hot bike in gear, specially the new 4 strokes, as it will catch you off guard if your NOT ready for it...the Sporty is the same way..i've seen more noob clowns hit the start button without covering the clutch or first rocking the bike back and forth outta gear before hitting the fire up button..the look of embarrassment on their face is priceless..

I only put my bike into gear UNLESS it's on a steep! Always have for 3.5 decades of riding!

[Rog48]

My basement garage is perfectly flat. Yall do what you want but on my floor if parked with engine off it will be in gear.

[xllent01]

I say the only reason to park your bike in gear is to stop it from rolling off the stand. I've never known my bike to start rolling all by itself on a flat, in the garage or parked in a motel room..

I'd be more worried about it falling over on hot asphalt or sinking in wet grass, but hey crushed beer cans are handy for those moments...

so,

On the flat, neutral.

On a slope, 1st.

Of course it's hard to find any hill at the beaches of NC...

[Rog48]

I say the only reason NOT to park it in gear is if your doing some sort of maintenance on it that requires it to be in neutral.

[xllent01]

Originally Posted by Rog48

I say the only reason NOT to park it in gear is if your doing some sort of maintenance on it that requires it to be in neutral.

Why go thru the added motion on a flat?...


Speaking of doing maintenance, right now i'm checking both wheel bearings, still don't put it in gear even going on the bikestand, just gets tied down...

[Rog48]

Originally Posted by xllent01

Why go thru the added motion on a flat?...


Speaking of doing maintenance, right now i'm checking both wheel bearings, still don't put it in gear even going on the bikestand, just gets tied down...

Whats added? I park I turn it off......it was already in gear.........your the ones adding a step.

[threat357]

I can't believe there's 6 pages with of debate on this thread.

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[Rog48]

Yeah amazing aint it...........and I contributed a good bit to the insanity

[Stairman]

I park in neutral unless I'm pointing down hill. If up hill, no problem.

[dashadow]

Originally Posted by Jimmy_Hoffa

The manuel says not to shift when the engine isn't running, says it can hurt the tranny. I try to shift to nuetral before shutting down. On accasion I have parked in gear and started it in gear also.
The other day I parked faceing down my driveway and didn't trust the kickstand, so I put it in gear while it wasn't running. Then found nuetral before starting it. I'm gentle with it, I roll it around a little, so I'm not forcing it into gear or anything.
Is that bad for it?

These transmissions are not exactly delicate and Harley's lawyers wrote the manual. I've got one page in mine that 5 different times says "... could result in death or serious injury".

Unless you're coasting downhill and stomp the tranny into first, you're not going to hurt it. Even then you'll probably be OK.