Clunks into gear, cant find neutral while bike is running

SOURCE: STAARTED BIKE AND PUT IN GEAR. HEARD A LOUD CLUNK

That's really a good sign. It tells me that it's probably not something inside the transmission. I'd be willing to bet that it's the front belt pulley. The splines have probably worn out and the final drive gear is turning inside the pulley. I've seen this a time or two and not just on Harley's. Remember the Excelsior-Hendersons that were reintroduced in the late '90's? They had a real bad problem with that and were all recalled to replace the pulleys.

The pulley's are made intentionally soft so that the pulley wears, not the final drive gear in the transmission. The pulley is much less expensive than the gear and only a third of the labor to change it out.

This would be my "best guess". Of course, since I'm not there to look at the bike or anything, a "guess" is the best I can do. But if your transmission is shifting and not making any noises with the engine running, you bike just won't move, I'd say the front pulley is like the problem. Let's hope I'm correct.

Good Luck
steve

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SOURCE: when i drive my bike

This is unusual. I'm afraid that if your transmission is doing this, you are going to have to do at least a partial teardown of the transmission.

I could be that the shifter cam is not rotating fully to put the 5th gear clutch dog into gear. This would cause just the tips of the lugs to be driving the final drive gear. And, it could jump out and back in from time to time.

Now, why the shifter cam is not rotating fully is the question. If the rest of the gears seem to be shifting fine, I wouldn't think it was the shifter pawl but it could be.

If it were mine, I'd remove the exhaust system and whatever else needed to gain good access to the the transmission top cover. Remove the cover and raise the rear of the bike off the ground. Now, you can shift the transmission and watch the actions of the shifter cam. You may spot something wrong there and be able to repair the problem without pulling the transmission out of the frame. If not, you may have to pull the entire transmission or at least the trap doors with the shafts to inspect the final drive gear. You may wind up replacing the final drive gear if the clutch dog has been jumping in and out of gear.

One other thing. Have you checked your front belt pulley? I've seen the splines in the pulleys wear to the point that they just strip out and won't pull the bike in any gear. Check that before you start tearing down the transmission. Usually when this happens, (excessive wear on the front pulley) it is accompanied by a small transmission fluid leak. If you ride the bike and park it, it'll leak a spot about the size of silver dollar. If you wipe the spot up, it won't leak again until you either ride the bike again or start it up. Then, it'll leak again. The transmission fluid is leaking past the "quad seal" behind the pulley.

Good Luck
Steve