ZZR1100 1992 Clutch drag when in 1st. Won't go in neutral whilst engine running... Help please.

the clutch is dragging, its not completely dis engaging when the clutch is pulled in, try taking some slack out of the clutch cable by tightening the cable just near the clutch lever , this shold pull the clutch further in and help finding neutral

the clutch is dragging then,i bet it also goes into neutral when the engine isnt running easily ? if it has a hydraulic clutch bleed it if its a cable clutch adjust it so there is 2 mm free play at the lever and if its still dragging it coukd either be a grooved clutch basket or warped clutch metal plates.

It sounds like the clutch.May be dragging.does it creep forward if the clutch.is in at a standstill in gear.and can you get 1st and 2nd and neutral if the bike is not running and you rock it back and forth to move the shafts around.

Clutch hydraulics has air in it or the clutch master cylinder is failing.

With the engine off, check your operation of the gear shift. If you can go in and out of the gears fine without the engine running, then you have a worn clutch disc that needs replaced. If the problem still exists then you either have low fluid/weak hydraulic system, or there is a problem with the syncro that may be adjusted.

The clutch plates are dragging. This causes the clutch shaft to turn even when the bike is in neutral and the clutch is dis-engaged ( handle pulled in ). When the shift fork moves to engage 1st gear, the bike jumps due to the shaft rotation. When was the last oil change? Dirty oil can cause clutch drag. Also, are you using synthetic lubricants? Some of them can swell the cork on the friction plates and that swelling causes dragging.

The transmission "neutral" position is located between 2nd and 1st gear. You say you're also getting a "false neutral" between 3rd and 2nd. Since you say you're finding both, it leads me to suspect that you are not being aggressive enough when shifting the gears. The Sportster has the best shifting transmission of all the Harley motorcycles. Since it does shift so easily, riders sometimes "soft shift" the transmission and wind up missing gearshifts. This is the most likely problem, rider error.

Now, there is the possibility that the clutch is dragging but that usually effects the transmission when upshifting, not so much downshifting. With the engine off and switch on, put the transmission in gear, hold the clutch lever in, press the starter button. If the bike tries to move forward, you need to adjust the clutch.

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Steve

your statement I can hardly understand , any way , check the gare lever to see if you getting the gare with out the engine running
----- now put it in neutral and see if you can get the gare , engine running --- if not there might be aproblem with your clutch ---- how your clutch peddle feel ---- more soft than before / reply