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Riddle me this; I can't figure this out... 1984 Venture; bike has 92k miles, clutch bled, final gear oil changed, cold idle at 800 rpm. When cold, it starts in neutral, without difficulty or problem. But, when I put it into 1st (yes, the kickstand is retracted), the bike strongly lurches forward, stalls, then does not want to go back into neutral unless I move the bike forward and back first. Then, back to neutral and again, it starts just fine and now shift easily into first gear and no more problems, until the bike is started when cold again. Flushed out the clutch fluid, replaced it with Valvoline Synthetic Dot 3 brake fluid, bled the system. No change; same problem pattern. Next, drained and replaced the final drive oil. No change, same problem pattern. I'm stumped, but thinking perhaps it may need to warm up first, but this was never a problem before. But wait, there's more!!! I did not bleed the clutch at the banjo bolt, at the master, and will try that tomorrow. Could this be it???? Any ideas, anyone???