difficulty finding neutral

[daemonoid]

Hi, I'm newish to the world of mechanics.

I have trouble finding neutral on my hyosung gt125. I've also started missing gears on my up changes occasionally. Is this likely to be a loose clutch cable? Anything else it could be?
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[MinhDinh]

is it a new bike? have you checked gear oil? it could be a problem with the clutch lever and cable, or the clutch plate (which i had to replace recently).
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[Azonicben]

I ride a GT125r mine did it for a while while i was running it in and it was cold, it seems to be quite common until after the first service, i`ll maybe get a false neutral once a month after 10000 miles
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[kearnezconker]

ooh I have the same problem - I have a Hongdou CG125 and it's only done 500 miles but I am having real difficulty locating neutral from 1st or 2nd gear and the worst thing is that the bike won't start in gear with clutch lever in!! it will only start in neutral.
so if i stall it at a junction - I'll be there for half an hour!! eek.

I've read that the clutch may need adjusting - or...

Does anyone know if this is a common problem with fairly new 'un-broken in' bikes?

[deanoet]

kearnezconker the chinese bikes are known for poor build quality, if you can, get your money back on it and get an older proper CG125
If you cant, look after it well, and keep it well maintained. After reading your other post on the CBT it sounds like you wont be keeping the 125 long once you have done the DAS next year so you should be okay.

Anyways

AFAIK it should start when in gear if the clutch is in, probably a faulty switch, but i am not sure, if it is under warrenty take it back to the dealer.
Just for the record my mates Honda CG125 did the same thing, Honda sorted it, just said it was a clutch problem, not sure on anything more detailed than that though

As a helper for getting into neutral, just apply very slight pressure to the gear lever, it will pop up into neutral so you dont have to judge where it is.
Most bikes are a pain to get into neutral till you are used to them



And yes, i did copy and paste your name.
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[kearnezconker]

thanks deanoet, I have been told about the problems with chinese bikes, but like you mentioned, I am hoping to pass my test and get a bigger bike within the next 6 months anyway.

The reason I went for a chinese bike in the end was due to the fact that it seems increasingly difficult to buy a 'branded' 125 bike for less than £800 - my budget was around the £400-500 mark so opted for this option instead.

Are they really as bad as everyone says? I've had a few longish rides on mines so far and have had no problems (touchwood!)

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[kearnezconker]

I think that is a little unfair though considering the above post mentions that all bikes are a little tricky to get into neutral at first until you get used to them.

See, it might not be a problem with the bike - it could be just me being a dumb noob! lol

(and the last day or two I have actually been finding it a little easier!)

[Xenocide]

It's always worth rolling the bike back a few inches, takes the pressure off the output-side of the gearbox and sometimes helps to line things up a bit more.