Well if I lived in an area where we could ride year round I am sure their miles would be that high.  And they are both "old" 39 and 55.  And I will always sit at the light in first.  Only two times I have every put it in neutral.  Once for a funeral procession of a cop and the other on the interstate waiting for a wreck to be cleaned up.  Both times I ended up just shutting the bike off.

I try not to put her in neutral, but sometimes my laziness gets the better of me...

I do however put her in neutral when there's a long line of cars waiting behind me, or when there's NO CARS in sight behind me.

But I hate it when a driver at a stoplight isn't ready to git movin' the second the light goes green--especially when waiting in line in the left turn lane where only a few vehicles are going to get through anyway.   At least have that puppy in gear before the light changes.      

I use this method every time, that let's me shift from 6th to 1st without any movement of a bike:

Gently press down the gear shift lever, then start releasing the cluth. When the clutch starts engaging the gear will shift, so pull the clutch again when you hear it shift.

Another trick: come to complete stop with 1st gear in and only then switch to neutral. This way when you want to go again the gears will still be engaged.

Quote from: domas on May 14, 2006, 03:54:38 AM
I use this method every time, that let's me shift from 6th to 1st without any movement of a bike:

Why are you shifting from 6^th to 1^st without moving the bike? You should be downshifting and engine braking as you approach a stop, not just clutching in and using the brakes.

Well i just gave it as example that it could be done, by using particular method. But it happened to me couple of times under emergency braking. I didn't have the time (or skills) to shift down in the mean time. So if sh#t happens and you are stuck in 6th while stopped, you can  start riding again in few seconds without having to roll you bike forward and backward.

I dunno whether this would work but i've had a similar problem on my bike except goin from 1st into neutral when ive stopped or parked up etc... I find that giving it a bit of revs usually will allow it to slip in fine. So i would suggest raise the revs but keep them steady then put it into first.

About 1500 works.

Check your oil...  Other than that, double-clutch or give it a bump before putting it back in first.