October 8, 200619 yr I have had a 2000 Beta Rev 3 for 4 weeks now and I have changed the gear oil with PJ1 gear oil. The gears work fine but I really have trouble engaging neutral. I appreciate it should be between 1st and second but I can only find it 1 in 10 goes! There was a few visible but v small metal fragments that came out with the oil (probably hadnt been changed for a while judging from the guy I bought it from). Is it likely to be the oil? As I say all but neutral is fine!
October 8, 200619 yr Mines abit like that, few others as well but never bothered me. May be the clutch dragging abit if your engaging with one finger, usually fine if you pull the clutch right in to the bars
October 8, 200619 yr I know its a different bike but on my gasgas I have to do it by hand it is much easier. Because the clutch drags a tiny bit the it makes it very difficult to find so what I do is pull the clutch right into the bars and give it a rev and then quickly use my hand to select neutral. The rev makes the clutch spin faster so it completely disengages. Try the above it should help but there is probably a bit of a "nack" to find it! cheers sean
October 8, 200619 yr Try selecting neutral just before you come to rest. With no load on the gear dogs, it will shift to neutral much easier than stopped with the engine running and the clutch pulled in.
October 9, 200619 yr As with any bike, ride through the start markers and you should be able to select neutral.
October 9, 200619 yr PA, great point, also seems to make you forget just about everything you do in practice as well, it is a very strange and dark place between the start and end cards
October 9, 200619 yr hi mate Ive got the same year bike with the same problem. Had mine since May and until I read your question I had almost forgot about it. In time you will get the knack...I did. pain in the rse at first tho cheers Leggins
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