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We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our great war is a spiritual war. Our great depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars, but we won't. We're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off - Fight Club
The Mrs has a little VL250 Suzuki ( never rides it ) in the garage. When its cold and the oil is thick and everything is cold you can push it with clutch in and the rear wheel will just slide rather than turn. Neutral is easy as. Once things get warm it pushes easy.
Clutch disconnects the gearbox/chain/wheel from the engine.
Neutral disconnects the clutch and front half of the gearbox from the back half of the gearbox, chain & wheel.
Low gear is an RPM "step down" from engine to chain. But that means it's a step up the other way around. Ever used a handbeater or a salad spinner, where it takes a bit of effort to turn the crank and to get the driven side up and boogying but the other way around (turn the fast side and watch the slow side go slowly) is easy? Same same.
In neutral you're not trying to turn the fast bit which is in turn trying to push half the clutch through oil. You're just spinning the back half of the gearbox which is easy.
"Once upon a time we would obey in public, but in private we would be cynical; today, we announce cynicism, but in private we obey."
Thanks Guys, I was hoping it might be something like that.
I will try pushing it when it is in a high gear and see if that makes a difference.
I notice it when I push the bike from the driveway into the garage at night.
cheers
We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our great war is a spiritual war. Our great depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars, but we won't. We're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off - Fight Club
I realize I can put in neutral I was just want to know why and if there was anything wrong. I don't remember my Yamaha xs250 being like this 20 years ago.
We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our great war is a spiritual war. Our great depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars, but we won't. We're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off - Fight Club
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