HI there, i've been doing the same thing as you. i hope time and mileage on the bike will improve finding neutral easier! Enirque
Hi cjbrown, Im from australia, i've never heard of amsoil oil. Im pretty sure we dont have that here. I just purchases a husky 630 last week and I've had trouble finding neutral as well. I'm keen to try a 20-50. the dealer recommends motul 7000. what do you think? thanks cj Enrique
HI brian, just read your post. i totally agree with everything you've written. i too have ridden and owned a few bikes myself and my 630 encounters the same issue with the neutral you have written about. just bought my bike last week and went for my first ride yesterday and found excactly the same thing. i just wanted to know whether you have put more miles on your bike and has the situation improved. i only have 150kms on my bike. thanks, enrique
Mine´s now done 8000 kms. And I´ve just had to get used to the fact that neutral´s just not easy to find every time. The most useful suggestion from the above posts was to to push the bike back a few inches. This makes it much easier. Like the side stand ...you can get used to most things.
Same here on my bike 5,000 miles (8,000 km). Last 2,300 miles I have been using Castrol ActEvo 20W50 bike specific oil. Shifts perfect but finding Neutral is still hit or miss from a stop. Like Organ Donor says best option if already stopped is just to slightly rock your bike forward and back and inch or so. Tap the shifter while rocking and it drops right into neutral. _
You can google or yahoo search for Amsoil in Australia, there are a couple of distributors now. If you want to learn more about the product you can browse the factory site: www.amsoil.com They have a whitepaper on motorcycle oils that is pretty revealing. Motul is a great product as is Motorex. But they're both a Euro product and stupid expensive.
I don't have too many miles on it at all...I drive it around the city only...I bet I don't have more than 100 miles on it. I just gotten better at finding neutral.
I have a 43 sprocket and chain waiting to be put on. And adding some battery tender leads to the battery. But other than that...its in the garage for the winter.
Just as you are rolling to a stop and you know that you are in first, blip the throttle and click up to neutral. It takes the preload off the trans and it slips right in. Even when you are stopped, in first, with the cluch in, blip the throttle while clicking up into neutral and it seems to find it every time, at least with mine. Amsoil 20-50 for me...so far ao good!
Mine finally got enough miles on it (1250) that I felt it was ready for full synthetic, so Amsoil 20-50 for mine too. Doesn't matter when you look for neutral, just clicks in, even full stop at idle. As mentioned, it was the only oil that would work in the GasGas motors from '97 to about '03. The earlier ones had bushed shift shafts and other oils would drag and they were hard to shift, or if too slick the clutch would slip. ATF was about second place, but you can't get away with that on a 4T motor.
i have not read every post in this thread but a poor shifting husky or one that does not start well in gear may need to have the clutch push rod update done to their bike.check with your dealer on this.dan
I notice this more when riding on tight trails and using the clutch. Lowered the fluid level in the clutch master, bled the system, and haven't noticed the clutch drag since.
wow, 43 seems really oversized don't you think. You might be struggling to do 120kms /hour. With gearing this short, you'll obviously have a lot of acceleration but a much lower top speed. at this stage, I'm contemplating a 40 rear and the very most a 42. just a thought. thanks for the reply. Enrique
Geez I'm getting old...or did I remember correctly that the stock gearing was 15-42. I put a 14T counter on right away and love it. Crawl speed is low enough for tight maneuvering but the thing will still cruise 75-80 at just over 5 grand. Even at slower speeds, 45-55 I'll still run it at 45-4800. Seems smooth there. So I'm not sure why you're wanting to gear it even taller. I wouldn't even mind going up to a 44 or 45 if I was doing all dirt and single track. Maybe a bit low but it will still cruise 70 no problem. This gearbox has got to be the best ever.
I think stock is 15-38. 43 seems to be a popular mod size. I cant remember what the top end is but when I did the research it seemed ok. Here's a link to a great gearing calculator http://www.gearingcommander.com/ Also, here is a huge discussion on gearing http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/gearing-recommendations-for-630-sms.19335/
Right...but still...the 43 is fine for my SM purpose...I drive primarily in downtown environment. I may take it on the highway about twice a year. So 43 will be fine for my riding.
