Leaderboard

Steve, what actually happens is that a battery failure leaves you with a bike stuck in gear. Which can be even more inconvenient than one that won't start in neutral, because of (say) pushing around. A dead bike is bad enough, one that can't be moved is the pits! This leads to a load of, bad tempered, 'DCT stuck in gear' posts which should really be 'battery problem' ones. Like everything, it's personal choice. I always put mine into neutral and stopped it using the key (rather than the kill switch or stand switch). Same way I 'shut down' the computer rather than just y

I think I know why messing with the sidestand eventually got it into neutral. I've discovered that if I stop in gear, and switch the engine off with the kill switch or the ignition switch, it stays in gear until I next start it, when it snicks into neutral. If I stop in gear and switch off the engine by operating the sidestand, it snicks into neutral before the engine stops. Therefore repeatedly actuating the sidestand will repeatedly actuate the "select neutral" function. The gearbox in the DCT is much like any other bike gearbox, in that the

The Hurley-Pugh has a glass. A fag paper under the front wheel or one leg of the sidestand makes the difference between a full glass and empty! I've had to resort to the spirit level. Andy

Either that or the rear brake is binding try pumping rear brake pedal then try turning back wheel - is it a lot harder to turn if yes then rear brake needs to come apart - /or handbrake sticking on ?

The new Bonnie has a sight glass. I had forgotten how wonderfully convenient that is!

Yep, just checked a few manuals from rides past, and every Honda I've owned, where they had a dipstick was used dipstick unscrewed with cap resting against the threads. the current stable is; Honda C90 - dipstick unscrewed Triumph Daytona - dipstick screwed in Kawasaki GT750 - dipstick sat on seat only as it has a sight glass.😁

Good point! And well presented!

Honda recommend putting the DCT into neutral before stopping the engine. This avoids it needing to select neutral when you turn it on again while the engine is not turning the internals. Much easier on the system to select when it's running.