NEW OWNER QUESTIONS

[poordom]

Good evening all,

I am picking up a 2009 Spyder, tomorrow.

I will obviously have a lot of questions over the next couple of weeks, I hope you will bare with me.

I have NEVER driven one, today while speaking with the mechanic at the shop, he warned me, that I should ALWAYS make sure the bike was in neutral before turning it off, otherwise it's a bitch to start if you haven't.

Now knowing what I am like, I will probably turn it off while in gear, any suggestions or recommendations in relationship to this issue.

Thanks Guys

Dom

 

[bcoulter19]

make sure your foot is on the brake and it will start fine even while in gear. trust me I have experience.

 

[NancysToy]

If you press the brake while starting, the SE will start and shift to neutral by itself. It will not be a bear unless you have a brake switch problem or some other related problem (like not pressing the brake hard enough). This procedure is in your manual, along with a way to manually shift it back to neutral if it gets stuck in gear.