Rear wheel moving on Neutral Position?

[fjRO]

I just got my new FJR last Saturday and I got 413 miles on it so far. Today for the first time I put the bike on the center stand and I noticed that when I start the engine, the rear wheel is moving slowly in Neutral position. Is this normal?

Thank you for your help.

 

[ionbeam]

Normal, especially when cold. There is enough viscous drag from the oil between the clutch plates to cause the wheel to turn.

 

[kaitsdad]

Yep. It's called a wet clutch.

Hydraulic drag on the clutch plates from the engine oil. It reduces as the engine warms up and the oil thins out, as well as by changing to synthetic.

Nuttin to worry about.

Edit: What Ionbeam said too.

 

[raclow]

I just got my new FJR last Saturday and I got 413 miles on it so far. Today for the first time I put the bike on the center stand and I noticed that when I start the engine, the rear wheel is moving slowly in Neutral position. Is this normal?
Thank you for your help.

No need for alarm, I thought the same thing. Kinda freaky, isn't it??

But as it warmed up, it stopped. I thought the bike was just ready to go and didn't give a damn if I was on it or not.

The previous replies have taken care of the question.

Have fun on that ready to go bike..... :lol:

 

[fjRO]

I just got my new FJR last Saturday and I got 413 miles on it so far. Today for the first time I put the bike on the center stand and I noticed that when I start the engine, the rear wheel is moving slowly in Neutral position. Is this normal?
Thank you for your help.

No need for alarm, I thought the same thing. Kinda freaky, isn't it??

But as it warmed up, it stopped. I thought the bike was just ready to go and didn't give a damn if I was on it or not.

The previous replies have taken care of the question.

Have fun on that ready to go bike..... :lol:

THANX GUYS!

 

[zzzzip]

You probably already figured this out, but...

you might also consider starting it in neutral for a while, so it doesn't try to "buck" when you hit the starter switch while it is in gear with the clutch pulled. Seemed to be a problem for me with new/cold engines until they got some miles on them. Smarter people seem to know this.

Just a thought, in case you are on my same level of intel.

B)

 

[markjenn]

you might also consider starting it in neutral for a while, so it doesn't try to "buck" when you hit the starter switch while it is in gear with the clutch pulled.

Actually many people recommend doing exactly what you're saying not to - start the bike in gear with the clutch pulled so you break the clutch plates free with the starter motor and avoiding the huge CLUNK and tranny shock you get when engaging 1st gear the first time after a cold start. Probably a 6 for one, half-dozen for the other tradeoff.

- Mark

 

[TILAM]

I always start my bike in neutral when cold, and here in Canada we know about cold starts. As I'm manouvering the bike around to get out of the driveway, I'll hold the clutch in but still in neutral. But the time that I'm ready it usually clicks into gera almost silently.

 

[zzzzip]

you might also consider starting it in neutral for a while, so it doesn't try to "buck" when you hit the starter switch while it is in gear with the clutch pulled.

Actually many people recommend doing exactly what you're saying not to - start the bike in gear with the clutch pulled so you break the clutch plates free with the starter motor and avoiding the huge CLUNK and tranny shock you get when engaging 1st gear the first time after a cold start. Probably a 6 for one, half-dozen for the other tradeoff.

- Mark

True, but I found with mine if I let it idle in neutral for a minute (cold engine) then grab the clutch for about 10 seconds before clicking into 1st, I have no jump or clunk.

B)

 

[dean]

You probably already figured this out, but...
you might also consider starting it in neutral for a while, so it doesn't try to "buck" when you hit the starter switch while it is in gear with the clutch pulled. Seemed to be a problem for me with new/cold engines until they got some miles on them. Smarter people seem to know this.

Just a thought, in case you are on my same level of intel.

B)

or even better, leave it 1st gear, then in the morning, before even starting, pull clutch in, rock back and forth to break it loose. then put in neutral, start up, and everyone's happy.

dean

cincinnati

 

[Bustanut joker]

Over anal-izing again. geesh! :blink:

:jester:

 

[TriggerT]

Totally normal. Mine has over 18k miles on it, and it will still do this when it is cold.