• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Damage from parking in gear--danger or myth?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Anonymous
  • Start date Start date
Clone said:
If the starter will engage without pulling the clutch you have a problem with the wiring.
Click to expand...

Or are on a bike that never had any clutch switch, or someone has disabled the switch. :wink:
 
Ohhhh! He's talking about Harleys! Of course! You don't dare leave those parked in gear! All parts on a harley are extremely prone to failure!


:twisted: Just kidding.
 
doylejj said:
Thanks for all the replies. I tend to agree with the myth conclusion but my friend, who has ridden for 40 years and owned countless bikes over the years, insists his 91 or 92 Harley Heritage Classic had first gear trashed by parking in gear on a hill. BTW he was letting me test ride his V Strom 1000, which is a great ride except for the somewhat clunky transmission.
Click to expand...




Unfortunately, many people confuse cause and effect, and do not think beyond the obvious, regardless of apparent experience. Your friend seems to fit this pattern.

The only way that statement could be right is if the gear was trash before the bike was parked, and that fact had not been noticed.
 
I think the myth came from cars and trucks where it apparently can be damaging to have the vehicle hit by another vehicle parking in front or behind you. This sends a fairly high energy surge through the drive train which can break off teeth in the transmission.
 
You can leave my 650 in gear or out , Jim, I pull the clutch to start it either way and always look at the indicator to see what is going on :)

Let's get together and ride this month
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top