Hey, just bought a 2006 Midnight Venture, I love a lot of things about this bike- but have found it hard to find neutral as well, thanks for the tips- I do have a whine at certain speeds around 100km a little noisy and 110km it really screams- at 120km smooth silk no noise whatsoever- 130km 140km the same nice and smooth- to bad the speed limit is 100km in Ontario Canada