Bill's Factory Spy Secrets,,,,,

[hogv8]

Are you talking about the slight momentary lurch forward when you start your bike when it's cold ? I thought they all do that .

Jack

[CanuckHoss]

Are you talking about the slight momentary lurch forward when you start your bike when it's cold ? I thought they all do that .

Jack

Jack,

I think they all want to pull ahead in neutral when cold..nature of the beast.

If I have to go before the tranny is warm..say in less than 5 minutes of run time... I just take it easy..everybody starts their car and just boggies away so I am thinking as long as I don't rag on it ALL IS WELL!

[SRF]

Are you talking about the slight momentary lurch forward when you start your bike when it's cold ? I thought they all do that .

Jack

Wildman may be talking about a conversation I have had with him but I was assuming that he was referring to a recommendation to warm the bike with the transmission in gear instead of neutral so that the planetaries would not be moving. I think that was a early conversation when some of the fluid changes were being made. I thought it was Tom or Adrian that had said that but it has been a long time. If it was a conversation I had with him it is likely about the heavy duty clutch plates I had in my previous transmission. The had a very bad drag when cold you could not walk away from the bike idling on the side stand unless the parking brake was applied. After 20,000 miles when my transmission got damaged in the parking lot and broke the case the clutches were rather dark and I considered that combination of that drag on cold start and idling for extended times.

Shane

[Redtro]

I don't put mine in neutral at red lights unless I'm going to be there awhile...because of some hold up. I've not noticed anyone else doing any different either.

[hogv8]

I'm in the habit of letting my bike warm up on fast idle (1500rpm ) for a few min. when starting up cold so there's no way I could do this in gear . I don't like to let my engine idle slow when it is cold because I feel it is laboring . With over 55,000 miles on my A model 2 speed with a few upgrades and it still works perfectly I guess I shouldn't be looking to change my routine but I'm always all ears when I hear suggestions or any ideas that will prolong it's life .

Jack