
Tell ShopDog what's wrong. Get the fix.
Describe what your bike is doing, or snap a photo of what you're seeing, and ShopDog walks you through it: the likely cause, the repair steps, and torque specs. No guesswork, no rabbit holes.
Get a motorcycle repair answer in 30 seconds from AI that’s trained on your motorcycle. No forum guesses. No ChatGPT hallucinations.
// What riders ask ShopDog
I can’t find neutral on my 1979 FXE while the engine is running. What’s causing this?
What ShopDog actually does
ShopDog is a retrieval system trained on 11,798 pages from 46 original factory service manuals. Answers are pulled directly from the factory service manual. If it isn’t certain, it doesn’t answer.

Describe what your bike is doing, or snap a photo of what you're seeing, and ShopDog walks you through it: the likely cause, the repair steps, and torque specs. No guesswork, no rabbit holes.

Float heights, valve clearances, primary chain tension, ignition timing. You get the right number so you can set it once and move on with confidence.

We ran ShopDog through a 400 question exam, from torque specs to fork oil changes to carb syncs across a range of bikes, and it scored 99%. When the wrong spec can cost you an engine, accuracy isn't a nice-to-have.

Find the exact bolt, component, or part on a zoomable diagram straight from the manual. No more flipping between pages.
// Your questions
I'm having trouble shifting into neutral when my 1979 FXE is running, but as soon as I turn the bike off I can easily shift to neutral. Help me diagnose and fix this.
What’s in the box
Founding member
Right now the beta is free for everyone. If you’re one of the first 1,000 to join, you can become a Founding Member, and the perks stick around:
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When the seats fill, this offer is gone for good.
Join the BetaMore motorcycles coming soon — let us know which ones we should prioritize.
All Classic Harley Models:
Classic pre-2000 Triumphs:
Most R-series “airheads”:
Classic Japanese Big Four:
*Pre-1985*
Founder Story

// the shovelhead that started it all
It all started with a 1979 Shovelhead. Carb tuning that wouldn’t hold, electrical gremlins with no source, a transmission seal that fought back. I spent more nights cross-referencing forum threads than riding, ordering the wrong parts, and watching it sit on the stand.
So I built the tool I wanted. Trained on factory service manuals, not scattered guesswork. Real diagnostics, photo analysis, parts diagrams on your phone, maintenance you can track and real accuracy you can trust.
The knowledge a 1978 dealership mechanic had, minus the dust, minus the forum scrolling.
— Kiril · ShopDog Founder

// the shovelhead that started it all
No. ChatGPT will confidently invent a torque spec that destroys your engine — we've watched it happen.
ShopDog is a retrieval system trained on 11,798 pages from 46 original factory service manuals. Every answer cites the exact manual and page. If ShopDog isn't certain, it doesn't answer — it tells you so. The way a real mechanic would.