Finding neutral

[The Bearded Duc]

I seem to be having a but of trouble finding neutral while stopped. I have no problems shifting into neutral while coming to a stop.
If I pull up to a light and realize I'm gonna be there for a little bit I like to shift into neutral just to sit upright. She just doesn't wanna shift into neutral. I end up having to let the clutch out a bit until it starts a roll and then it shifts into neutral just fine. It just started happening very recently, maybe a couple weeks ago. I kinda feel like I'm used to it so it doesn't really bother me that much but it never used to do it so I'm kind of concerned.

Any ideas whats going on? Or what needs to be fixed?

Thanks.

[battlecry]

Rearset bolts tight?

[ducpainter]

Bleed the clutch slave.

[ScottRNelson]

Your clutch is not releasing completely.  If you have an aftermarket slave, all of which seem to be designed to reduce clutch effort, you'll experience this more often than with a stock slave.  I finally switched back to a stock Ducati slave on my ST2 and haven't had this problem since.

As mentioned, if you bleed the clutch and get every last tiny air bubble out of the lines, it should work better.  For some reason, my bike was only good for a month or two, then reverted back to the old behavior.  I found that often I could find neutral by just rolling forward about four inches while lifting up on the shifter while in first gear.  I got real good at making sure that I was in neutral before coming to a complete stop.  But it's not an issue now.

[The Bearded Duc]

I found that often I could find neutral by just rolling forward about four inches while lifting up on the shifter while in first gear.  I got real good at making sure that I was in neutral before coming to a complete stop.  But it's not an issue now.

I have been doing the same thing. Which, again, doesn't really bother me but it didn't used to do this. I'll try bleeding the slave, and I should have mentioned in the OP that it's a stock slave.

Rearset bolts tight?

Torqued down nice and tight.

Bleed the clutch slave.

Thanks ducpainter. I may wait for the 15k, it's coming up real soon and if there is nothing serious to worry about I can deal with it till then.

[Bones]

had the same prob on my 996 and I fixed it by ensuring I had adequate clutch pull and adjusting chain tension. Other folks have had the same problem due to chain being too tight.

[duccarlos]

When it's cold I have issues finding neutral, but once it's nice and warm the issue goes away.