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April 4th, 2010, 03:51 AM
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sticking shifter - tough to get "neutral"
2007 Ducati 1098..Hey just got the bike out in this beautiful weather. Everything is running fine except that I cannot successfully shift into neutral about every 4th try. Any thoughts?
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April 5th, 2010, 04:47 PM
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Try adjusting the clutch lever farther out so the stroke is longer. If that doesn't do it, you may have to bleed the system. I usually select neutral before the bike stops rolling.
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April 5th, 2010, 08:33 PM
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I had a similar issue with my acculign's. I took off the shifter and removed the old grease and put on new grease. That helped a little, but ultimately adjusting the shifter position made it shift perfect.
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April 6th, 2010, 08:36 AM
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that year model has a "recall" or case by case fix on the shifter fork assy.
they will supply you with a stronger plate and spring, plus bolts already loctited.
this is because sometimes the shifter tabs bend and that will make it hard to shift/find neutral and will happen without previous notice so if the cluth has no air in the line and your shifter is propertly adjusted as the above fellow ducatistas stated I would consider poping out the lh engine cvr to check into the fork alignment and tabs condition.
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April 6th, 2010, 09:23 AM
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I have been having the same issue as well as of late.. Thanks for the question and answers.
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April 6th, 2010, 05:56 PM
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Try bleeding the air out of the clutch hydraulic system. I'll bet your problems vanish immediately.
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April 6th, 2010, 06:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by XXTi
Try bleeding the air out of the clutch hydraulic system. I'll bet your problems vanish immediately.
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+1, dealer actually did it for me while I was having the tires mounted. Ride home was silky smooth
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April 7th, 2010, 03:31 AM
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Thanks everyone - I will look into bleeding it this week. Is it hard to do? I have some mechanical experience, but I hate it when Murphy's Law sets in - so i'm not sure if it is better to have the Ducati boys do it...
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April 7th, 2010, 01:00 PM
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You know... It may be something a bit less complicated than any of that. Try adding 300-500 with your throttle (not actually adjusting the idle) and slipping it into neutral with the higher rev's.
With most bike is just add's some vibration and takes stresses off the bits and allow things to slip easier.
dp
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April 15th, 2010, 04:15 AM
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Location: N. Cal
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YUP, similiar problem with my 08' 1098S. Brought it in and they replaced a part in the shift assembly. Under warranty.
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