This is a bike thing. We all experience this.

 

Exactly.

The S1000RR is in my experience a bit less positive/spongier than others.

 

If you search around for the regulus racing shift solution, you'll get a decent explanation...a big part of the issue is the design of the linkage. Going to something that has direct linkage helps a lot, but it's still not perfect.

Like SRO said, it's just a flaw of the bike.

 

Actually, my kit does help out with this. A direct linkage, with much tighter fitment, makes the shifting feel more like a switch. With the stock set-up, things feel kind of sluggish when making a shift.

I can send more pictures and info if you would like.

 

Actually, my kit does help out with this. A direct linkage, with much tighter fitment, makes the shifting feel more like a switch. With the stock set-up, things feel kind of sluggish when making a shift.

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I can send more pictures and info if you would like.

Yeah i would be very interested in more pics and some info thnx again for advice

 

Sorry if I gave the impression that your kit doesn't address the issue, Ted. Quite the opposite; your kit is far and away *the best* thing you can do to improve shifting on the RR.

 

Thanks for the positive endorsement!

I didn't take your comment negatively, I just wrote a poorly worded response.

What I meant to say was, although my kit was designed to improve the shifting quality and eliminate the false neutrals, a side benefit is a positive shift action that also improves the ease of shifting into neutral.

 

I get this problem quite a bit, where I'm stopped with the engine running and can't shift up from first gear at all. If I really force it I can sometimes hit second gear. Never a problem when moving though.

I also never ever have trouble getting into neutral on my r1200r and k1600gtl either. HP4 is bad enough that I sometimes worry something is wrong.

 

I've had the same issue with my last three bikes. Only two of them had rearsets. I've just chalked it up to the bikes.

 

My 15RR has been in at the dealers for weeks now, they still can't figure out why it won't go into neutral.

I read these posts and they never seem to have a solution.

they just stop.

My dealer says they are waiting for BMW to tell them what to do next.

They have pulled down a new RR to replicate the problem in melbourne they said. i said how do you do that when you don't know what the problem is.

No answer was given, I laughed. said I will not ride my bike until it is fixed.

They said I am the only one who has this problem, yet I read on here lots of people have it.

Does anyone have a solution.

 

I had woodcraft rearsets on my 2014. They aren't the greatest to be honest. While what people are saying about these bikes sometimes being a pain about that is true I found that the Woodcraft rearsets made this worse.

They frequently gave me shifting issues. Nothing is more alarming than bouncing off the rev limiter at 140mph+ because you missed a shift. After it happened a few times down the same straight I realized it was not me. It was the rearsets.

The HP rearsets in my opinion are the best option for this bike. They are expensive but you can occasionally snap up a cheap used pair here on the forums or on Ebay if you look. Both of my RR's have the HP rearsets on them and missed shifts are VERY rare.

 

In researchIng Regulus Racing, I came away with 2 ideas: keep it simple, and adjust the geometry of the links.

The direct shift system employed by RR, elminated some extra linkages in my woodcraft setup (also any stock setup) that although seems minor, took away any loss of feeling and lack of crispness associated with multiple links.

Secondly, it was sooo easy to adjust the geometry of the foot peg/toe shifter/ countershaft to find the right combo of crispness and comfort.

My problems findIng neutral virtually disappeared, although not completely. Shifting became more crisp and easy. This
made finding neutral less of a chore since there was more of a crisp click to the shifts and not such much slushiness.

Other than that I dont know much to offer than perhaps what others on this forum have said about shift detent springs and shift stars.

 

Any idea if Regulus Racing still on these forums? I'm interested in the direct shift system mod

 

I'm still on the loan bike from my dealer and loving it. f700GS.

No one knows what the issue is yet.

 

I can't get to neutral unless I am moving and downshift into it. It gets worse as the motor warms up. It really became an issue when I got the bike back from the dealer for an oil change. Could it be the oil?

 

adjust your clutchcable , the s1000rr needs to have verry small slack on the clutch lever . when everything is warm put the slack on the cble not when cold .

When my bike is cold I got no slack on the clutch only when its all at temp u can feel the slack

 

Sods Law!

Difficult to find neutral when coming to a stop yet will enter neutral when shifting from 1st to 2nd gear along the highway. My old Duc 848 was notorious for that.

 

i have the same problem
did u fix yours?

 

Yes i did, see thread 15 (8 yrs ago approx!). Still running it.