Triumphrat

NYBonnie

I am having trouble putting my 07 Bonnie (got it 2 weeks ago, only 100 miles on it) into neutral, even with a very 'lazy' shift. It just doesn't want to go to neutral - only 1st to 2nd. This was particularly problematic at the gas station today.

I hope isnt a serious mechanical problem. Its also entirely possible I am doing something wrong, but I have no idea.

Any feedback is very appreciated. Thanks.

Marde

For me, it wasn't at first an easy thing to get a feel for. Neutral seemed not a natural position for my bike to be in. It is a touchy place to find, and if you are in a hurry, it's all the more difficult. Neutral is in there somewhere, and with practice you'll develop the knack.

Martin

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CAPTDON

Check your clutch adjustment. Should have a dimes worth of play to it. It may be cause the bike is so new? It will get better- still REAL new!! Nice bike tho- you wil grow t olove it!!

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ohiorider

That's not unusual, for Triumph Bonnies or other bikes. Capn Don is right about having the clutch adjusted properly ... if it isn't, it can be nearly impossible to find neutral once you're stopped. I've been riding for the past 40 years, and within the span from 1984 to today have logged in excess of 430,000 miles. And I still have to fiddle with the shifter to find neutral. Don't worry too much about it. You'll develop your own technique for finding the elusive non-gear.

Bob

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Kframe

Holy smokes that's a lot of riding!
You must've seen some amazing roads and interesting people along the way.

-K

CAPTDON

Once theclutch platesget some wear on them & you get the adjustmentrite on it will get better. I always neutral mine comming to a stop. Its easier to find neurral while you are moving a little. If you dont need it , it makesgoing into 1st smoother(no clunk) Break that sucker in!! They area litle stiff till 2-3000 mi. Keep an eye on the clutch adjustment, it will wear some in the 1st 1-2000 mi, & that can cause some hard shifting. After that it will need re-adjustment very litle unless yu are a hole shot shooter?

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NYBonnie

Thanks for the feedback. The bonnie is my first bike and I absolutely love it.

It has only been a problem when parking or filling up with gas as I usually keep it in first when stopping in traffic. I guess I just need a little more finesse and patience as I break it in.

HiVel

Just ride the sucker-it will come to you!

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CommandoRdster

I agree,give it a little time to break in.The tranny on my Scrambler was a little notchy the first 5 or 6 hundred miles,but now I couldn't ask for a better shifting box.All my friends who have ridden it comment on how slick shifting it is.

When you pull the clutch all the way in,and snick it into first from neutral,does the bike act like it wants to jump forward for an instant?If so,your clutch is dragging,and needs an adjustment.Like everyone said,that will make it a real bear to get into neutral,unless you are moving.


Cheers!
Bruce

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ohiorider

Kframe - I'm sure I should be posting my response as a new post, but ................ it truly has been a bunch of miles. A very few were near-other-world, most were great, only a few were something I could have done without. Only problem I have racking up the miles on the Bonnie (and the recently sold W650) is that I can't add these miles to the ones I've put on Beemers. The BMWMOA is big on total miles on Beemers, and the 88K on non-BMW doesn't count! Those scoundrels!

I do want to hit 500K, and it doesn't have to be on Beemers to count, at least in my mind. 5000 miles of my total mileage was ridden on my T100, from Cleveland to Wyoming and back. That trip left me feeling I'd done something on a bike that was neat ... I rode a Bonnie for 5K miles, across much of old American non-Interstate roads, and totally enjoyed the impression that the Bonnie and I were doing something I hadn't done since the mid-1960s, on another Brit bike, a BSA Spitfire Scrambler.

Excuse the rambling .... your response to my initial note just got me thinking about my biking experiences.

Bob

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2003 T100 (790cc) Lucifer Org and Silv: 122/42 jets, TORs, 17T, UNI filter, no AI, Polaris bellmouth, Metzeler ME880 tires, Progressive 440 shocks (105/150 springs),11-1126 fork springs, gaiters, MotoTwin low bars, 6024 lamp, htd grips, 12v outlet.