I have dumb question - Ducati.ms

yabo0569 · Jun 2nd, 2009, 1:30 pm

When you guys start your bikes do you have your clutch lever in or you don't touch the clutch lever at all.(when in neutral) I always do, I want to know if it makes a different. Is it bad or not?

Suigeneris · Jun 2nd, 2009, 1:40 pm

Normally I just roll the bike out of the garage and start her but, the other day I was showing off the bike to a co-worker, specifically the starter. I was standing next to the bike, put key in, noticed neutral light on, pressed the starter and the bike started lurching forward. I grabbed the bars both hands and the clutch and, almost dropped her! Damn false neutral! So now I give her a slight roll just to make sure were in neutral.

Gilles · Jun 2nd, 2009, 2:20 pm

I habitually hold the clutch in, start her up, and then grab the front brake before releasing the clutch as a safety measure.

kingsnake1650 · Jun 2nd, 2009, 3:03 pm

I usually hold the cluth just to avoid the lurcking problem mentioned above

TurboMonster · Jun 2nd, 2009, 3:24 pm

All Italian "Neutral Light's" mean "maybe". Maybe it in neutral, maybe it will launch across the driveway.

I alway suggest folding the clutch and releasing slowly.

yabo0569 · Jun 2nd, 2009, 3:33 pm

Maybe I wasn't specific enough, If the bike is in neutral and you move it and checked that it is. Does it matter if you started with the clutch engaged or not. I see some people don't use the clutch at all to start there bikes. I always used the clutch. Does it really make a difference if you do or not?

lelenb · Jun 2nd, 2009, 3:45 pm

If it rolls you are good, but things happen. Always treat you Hyper like a firearm and never point it at anything you don't want to destroy. Even in rolling neutral I use the clutch just in case and slowly release it as a precaution.

I like calling it the maybe light.