Is this normal?

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Is this normal?

12 May 2016 07:03

Just bought an 83 KZ1100 shaft non-running. I noticed while pushing it around the garage that I could kick it down into 1st gear and it goes up into neutral fine but that's it. Won't go into 2nd. This was the second KZ1000/1100 that I looked at and both did the same thing. Does the engine have to be running to get it into 2nd?

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John

83 KZ550M1
83 KZ1100LTD

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Re: Is this normal?

12 May 2016 07:15

#725914

Designed to shift up only when the rear wheel is rolling forward.

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12 May 2016 07:20

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Yep. Kawasaki neutral finder. It.been marketed as.a feature.for.decades. r

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12 May 2016 08:55

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This is the 4th KZ I've owned and never noticed it before. No wonder neutral was always easy to find on them!

Don't fix it until it's broken.
John

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83 KZ1100LTD

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