I cant gear the neutral on my bike Why ? - 1997 kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja

just the light says so?"N" will not glow.
or both light N and bike will not push roll>
are brakes looked up, seized.

rolls with clutch pulled in?

ive driving vast motor cycle brands, even old harley 45 flat heads. back to 1963
some I have to jog the bike in gear key out ,clutch not touched.
to get the gears to free up and find neutral
the gear have a thing called dogs. that must un lock
also some bikes
have lots of switches to make a starter work
clutch switch
Neutral
kick stand.

the shifter parts my be a bit rusty

Test and check battery and fuses ......Check and follow linkage at back of shifter also check adjustment of linkage. As well as shut off switch and the reverser switch

Is the cable moving? Is it hydraulic clutch? If it's a cable and you can see it moving and you can take off on the motorcycle when your clutch isn't the problem, if it's stuck in gear try moving the motorcycle with the motor off and not using the clutch and force it forward and backward possibly loosening something in the transmission. You should fill the tires grabbing the pavement and hopefully that will loosen up the stuck position, otherwise you would have to take the inspection plate off and try to pry it with a screwdriver.

The neutral light won't stay on because the gearbox isn't in neutral. try rocking the bike backwards and forwards, kick the gears down as many time as you can (at least 6) and then try moving the gear lever up one until the bike moves freely backwards and forwards. Your bike should then start. It would be easier to identify any problems if you let us know the make and model of the bike.

Is this something that was working fine and then stopped? What's your experience level with this or any bike? Neutral would normally be a "half click" between 1st and 2nd - meaning with first all the way down, you would need to make a gentle step up on the shifter into neutral - a normal upstep would take you to second. It's not unusual to get kind of stuck there when the bike is stationary - with the bike running and in first, you should be able to release the clutch enough to pull ahead just a couple of feet...then neutral should be just a gentle upstep away.

It could be the clutch needs adjustment or the reverse syncro is not there or needs to be replaced. good luck.

Try rocking bike to and fro, while you shift to neutral.

The standard shift pattern is "one down-four up" with neutral between 1st and 2nd gear. Your bike may only have four gears. Please rate my answer. Thanks.

personally I have never heard of a chain breaking and having any affect on the transmission and shifting. although if the chain broke and caught the shifter, it may have pulled the shifter so hard that it could have bent the shifting forks inside the transmission.. this would explain most of your problems..replace the chain,and with the bike "off" and in neutral, on level ground, rock it back and fourth about 6 inches and try shifting from neutral to 1st and then back up to neutral, and then to 2nd. keep rocking the bike back and fourth while doing this and do this WITHOUT using the clutch. If it wont go to the gears easily, the shift forks are likely bent. there is a safety switch for the kickstand that will shut the bike down if the kickstand is down and bike is in gear. if the kickstand is up and releasing the clutch shuts down the bike, the chain may have damaged that as well. Hope this helps..

i dont understand, the bike shouldent start in gear with the lever out it would jump forward when you hit the start button.. there is nothing wrong with the bike by what you say its just a neutral light, witch is a switch find the neutral indicator switch and replace it and your probelms will go away or test the one you have it should test 13ohms in neutral and OL in gear
let me know how you make out