Start the bike in neutral, pull in clutch and when you put in first gear it dies. Will not start in gear with the clutch in. after the bike runs for a wile and after many attempts it will start working 1983 yamaha virago 500

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It starts fine, but when I put it in gear to go forward or reverse it dies. It also dies ... The engine on my riding mower will start and run while the clutch is pushed in.

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The bike will start and run perfectly fine. However, the moment I put it into gear it dies. ----------------- How we got to this point:...

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But if I drop it into any gear besides neutral or park, the engine will ... In this case, it shifts fine, and on time, however acceleration is ... start. the engine idling rough and wanting to stall when put in gear is the indicator to me.

it sounds like the clutch is dragging,either it is not adjusted properly or the clutch friction or metal plates are warped and acting like wave washers.you should have about 2mm of free play at the end of the clutch lever when its not being pulled in.also too thick an oil in the engine in it like 20/50 it should be using 10w 40 semi synthetic oil.does it try to pull forwards with the clutch in slightly when you put it in gear ?

Hi Ron, I would check the clutch interface switch at the clutch lever it sounds as if it is either faulty, broken, come loose or stuck. Some bikes have loads of problems with this beastie. Pull in the clutch lever then try spraying some lube between the lever and the stock and see if you can see the switch plunger move. You might have to remove the clutch lever completely to see this if you do then you should be able to push the plunger in by finger and see it spring back out. The whole switch does in some cases come loose if you look for 2 wires going into the clutch lever stock see it the thing they go into is loose or pushed out, normally they just push back with a slight click. When you operate the clutch lever the switch plunger should move out allowing the bike to start in gear. On my Suzuki you have to operate the clutch lever to start even in neutral. Hope this helps

This is more of I have the same problem starts up good runs good in neutral but as soon as I pull cluc5h an shot into first or any gear it stalls out also wont start in any gear even with clutch pulled it dies every time. Put it to neutral an it atarya up runs but dies whenever I they to shift so please someone help i miss riding my bike 2004 Yamaha v star 650 classic

check that the side stand switch works with a multi meter. make sure you havent pulled a wiring plug apart when working in the carbs

With the engine off, put it in gear and pull the clutch lever. If the bike rocks freely back and forth, the clutch is releasing correctly and eliminates mechanical problems. The only possible electrical problem would be a wiring fault involving a gear position indicator (if the bike has such a thing). If it does have such an indicator, find the switch (on either side of the transmission case) and disconnect the wiring (plug?) Try the bike again. If it now keeps running, I'd suspect some form of cross wiring short within the wiring harness. If it does not run at all, then the bike probably won't start and run except in neutral--hook up the switch again. Did this problem start suddenly, or after a repair of some sort???