1st gear, neutral problem, still

[dtrider]

When approaching a stop sign, I shift down to lst gear and tap the
shifter another time or two to be sure I'm in 1st gear before I stop.
If no traffic, I just want to stop and go. About once every 5 times
I let out the clutch to go and .....I find out I'm in neutral and now
starting to roll into the intersection a little and I have to stop, put my foot down and hit the shifter again to get into 1st gear. I don't think that I should be having this problem and it is a little unnerving. Is it me? or should I have this checked out. Bike is 05 Nomad, 9500 mi. I have followed the suggestions made concerning problem shifting into 1st from neutral when stopped. (older post) Not sure if these are related or not. I have tried to check the neutral light when stopping but sometimes the sunlight blocks it out.
All suggestions appreciated,
Thank You
Don