Neutral Missing

Dennis Schermerhorn.
Seen this on a few Bonnies. Check the inspection screw make sure it is the deep cut hole on the inside to accommodate the adjuster screw Try to adjust the play on the arm and lever to take up the distance the screw is screwed out and fit a thicker gasket to the primary. Hope this helps. But that should not affect the neutral. Something not right in the box.
Regards
Joe.

 

Dennis Schermerhorn.
Yes you do get those screws which are hallowed out to let the adjuster nut operate properly. Have you done any work on the box. If so it may just need to settle. I f the bike has been stored for a long time you can also find that the selector plate can rust up. Put a slick into the box see how it goes and like I said try to take all the clutch slack up at the bars and the gearbox adjuster so that clutch adjuster is not sticking out to far.
Regards
Joe.

 

Good idea to fit new cable Dennis, also need to stop that adjuster nut hitting the inspection cap, with cable disconnected at the bars screw the adjuster pin in so it's just nipping up and back it off between a 1/4 and half a turn out and lock up the nut and then fit cable and have about 1/8th free play at the bar lever.

 

Dennis Schermerhorn
Those three clutch nuts I screw them in till level with the stud. Then pull the clutch in and go round the pressure plate and first friction plat you should get the same distance all around the clutch If not take the spring nuts and tighten or loosen till you get them as close as dam it. But with DarkMan on the case you are in good hands. How I do my idle is make sure both slides are rising exactly the same time I take of the carb to air box rubbers and fit 6 / 7mm long drill bits and twitch the throttle till they are spot on. If you have done this. Start the bike let it warm up. Then take out one plug and let that side idle at around 1000 revs. Then do the same with the other plug. Then just adjust the tick over screws a quarter at a time till the bike revs just over the 1000 revs and bingo.
Regards
Joe.

 

Normally just so the studs start to show in the resses , you can go further if you have a lot of slip.

 

Dennis Schermerhorn
Yes mate till they are flush sorry should have said that. And yes you can get the clocks calibrated. But just set them as good as you can using the rev clock you have. You can usually tell. Or I believe you can get ones now that you can clip on to the ht leads. Not sure if they are any good or even where to get them
Regards
Joe.