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22-12-04, 05:53 PM

clutch

got a problem - when i release the clutch - the lever returns to its normal position - but i dont get any movement for a few seconds and it slowly rolls on.

kinda like the plates are taking their time (slipping) before they engage the gear and move the bike.

how can i cure this ? does it have something to do with the oil ?

22-12-04, 09:09 PM

mmm, have you checked the clutch cable?? this would be the first thing to look at as its cheap to replace, and can cause many a problem. I got annoyed before, then i found the cable had never been oiled and was hard to let the clutch off, for the bike to move.

Maybe some other guys here have more mechanical experiance....

22-12-04, 09:19 PM

Dunno I ride a Suzuki and have never had a problem like that. Like the man sez check the cable, check the linkage and the return spring if it has one.
Best buy a Haynes for your bike and check the whole clutch over from the simple and obvious to the complicated.

If the bike has been standing for a bit the clutch plates could have dried out. Usually this disappears after a few hundred miles on it's own...

22-12-04, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bikageboy

clutch

got a problem - when i release the clutch - the lever returns to its normal position - but i dont get any movement for a few seconds and it slowly rolls on.

kinda like the plates are taking their time (slipping) before they engage the gear and move the bike.

how can i cure this ? does it have something to do with the oil ?

Well... You will ride a Honda

22-12-04, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloggsy

Quote:

Originally Posted by bikageboy

clutch

got a problem - when i release the clutch - the lever returns to its normal position - but i dont get any movement for a few seconds and it slowly rolls on.

kinda like the plates are taking their time (slipping) before they engage the gear and move the bike.

how can i cure this ? does it have something to do with the oil ?

Well... You will ride a Honda

i do ride a HONDA

but thankfully thats not the bike thats having the problem . . . its my suzuki that has the sticky clutch (GS)

22-12-04, 05:53 PM	#1
Warren Guest Posts: n/a	sticking clutch clutch got a problem - when i release the clutch - the lever returns to its normal position - but i dont get any movement for a few seconds and it slowly rolls on. kinda like the plates are taking their time (slipping) before they engage the gear and move the bike. how can i cure this ? does it have something to do with the oil ?

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22-12-04, 09:09 PM	#2
Ash999 Guest Posts: n/a	mmm, have you checked the clutch cable?? this would be the first thing to look at as its cheap to replace, and can cause many a problem. I got annoyed before, then i found the cable had never been oiled and was hard to let the clutch off, for the bike to move. Maybe some other guys here have more mechanical experiance....

22-12-04, 09:19 PM	#3
BURNER Guest Posts: n/a	Dunno I ride a Suzuki and have never had a problem like that. Like the man sez check the cable, check the linkage and the return spring if it has one. Best buy a Haynes for your bike and check the whole clutch over from the simple and obvious to the complicated. If the bike has been standing for a bit the clutch plates could have dried out. Usually this disappears after a few hundred miles on it's own...