i have a 2005 F4i, So i took my bike out today for a little ride after the snow fall over the week end, everything stated fine.. I pulled on to the road and shifted from 3th to 4th gear and i knew right away it wasint in forth so i let go of the cluch and the bike was out of gear, with no neutral light. I imediatly pulled over shifted down, and everything looked fine. So i contiuned to ride with no probles. Has this ever happed to anyone else. i have been riding for a few years and this has never happed.

 

Did you shift firmly? because sometimes I get lazy and shift like a girl this happens.

 

false neutrals a common thing with the 01-03's. not sure about your's tho

 

my 05 f4i will do the same thing sometimes. usually seems to happen after i've rode pretty hard for awhile theni'm cruising home kinda taking it easy. i've never been able to find much info on this. hopefully this thread will produce some for us!

 

Did I read that right? You went from 3rd to 4th and ended up in neutral?!? Doesn't sound right. I've gone from first to neutral trying to go to 2nd on my 01, as stated is a problem with the 01-03, buy why?

 

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as i said before...it's called false neutral. it happens occasionally (on most bikes). it could also be called a lazy shift.

 

So you're saying that you aren't actually in neutral. I don't understand how a 'lazy shift' (as you put it) from 3rd to 4th can land you in neutral with a sequential gear box. Yes it can happen from 1st to 2nd where neutral is between those gears.

 

yeah its neutal but not where is should be lol. yeah i shifted hard from 3rd right into a false neural. I have shifted from 1st into neutral when im going slow and im shifting like a bitch. but this was way different, i thought i broke my bike lol. if anyone has any info of why it does that a nd how i can prevent it that would be great

 

I think what he is saying is he shifted from 3rd to 4th gear(didn't kick the shifter hard enough and the bike fell out of gear between 3rd and 4th) and then it probably made a hell of a ****ty sound like stuff banging together so he pulled over and downshifted it back into gear and everything was fine. This has happened to meonceor twice, its just a missed shift


EDIT: You beat me to it! The secret to not letting it happen is kick that MFer into gear like a man...not like a sissy[8D] Shift with authority and you should be fine.

 

If this hasen't happen to you then you haven't been riding long enough. I found a false a couple weeks ago downshifting from 6th to 5th with a passenger. It will happen every once in a while no matter what bike you have.