Notched basket or sticking clutch plates? - SV650.org

27-10-12, 12:08 AM

Hi All,

My '99 curvy is becoming temperamental. When returning to the bike after refuelling the gear lever is occasionally very stiff and hard to shift 1st to 2nd and to a lesser extent 2nd to 3rd. Before stopping it shifts fine and after about 5 minutes of poor shifting it's totally smooth again.

The oil level and chain free play are spot on and I've gone through Sid Squid's excellent clutch adjustment guide so I'm wondering if it's something with the plates or the basket that could be the cause.

Has anybody had a similarly erratic issue or know of a simple solution?

chris8886 · 27-10-12, 12:16 AM

was gonna suggest the oil thing as soon as i saw this, but you say you've already checked this etc. so you're going a bit far past my knowledge. so suggestion would be a PM to the holy squiddly man if you're in a desperate rush. otherwise there'll be someone with far greater knowledge than me around sometime later on today.

Biker Biggles · 27-10-12, 06:42 AM

Lube the gear lever where it pivots round the footrest.This gets crudded upand causes poor shifting.

Sid Squid · 27-10-12, 12:40 PM

The first thing I'd do is follow Biggles advice, it is by far the least invasive and easiest thing to check. Particularly as the symptoms are a bit odd the best thing would be to make sure all the simple, obvious stuff is right first.

27-10-12, 03:14 PM

Thanks for the tips. Will strip down the gear lever and see if that cures it before looking at the clutch when the next oil change is due.

Strangely when I went to get a new set of PR3's fitted today it was problem free, weird.

27-10-12, 08:50 PM

If it turns out to be a clutch basket give me a pm as I've got a brand new genuine Suzuki part sat in the garage!

27-10-12, 09:09 PM

PM sent.

27-10-12, 12:08 AM	#1
rocklicker Guest Posts: n/a	Notched basket or sticking clutch plates? Hi All, My '99 curvy is becoming temperamental. When returning to the bike after refuelling the gear lever is occasionally very stiff and hard to shift 1st to 2nd and to a lesser extent 2nd to 3rd. Before stopping it shifts fine and after about 5 minutes of poor shifting it's totally smooth again. The oil level and chain free play are spot on and I've gone through Sid Squid's excellent clutch adjustment guide so I'm wondering if it's something with the plates or the basket that could be the cause. Has anybody had a similarly erratic issue or know of a simple solution?

27-10-12, 12:16 AM	#2
chris8886 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 2,797	Re: Notched basket or sticking clutch plates? was gonna suggest the oil thing as soon as i saw this, but you say you've already checked this etc. so you're going a bit far past my knowledge. so suggestion would be a PM to the holy squiddly man if you're in a desperate rush. otherwise there'll be someone with far greater knowledge than me around sometime later on today. __________________ AR08 to AR13-QUALITY! 650s: '52 curvy in yellow, was my baby cbr600rr: Mivv exhaust and a bagster tank cover. Now gone to a new home. Daytona 675: Arrow can (with a baffle that's gone missing in action....), quickshifter, shorty levers, custom paintjob

27-10-12, 06:42 AM	#3
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	Re: Notched basket or sticking clutch plates? Lube the gear lever where it pivots round the footrest.This gets crudded upand causes poor shifting. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

27-10-12, 12:40 PM	#4
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Notched basket or sticking clutch plates? The first thing I'd do is follow Biggles advice, it is by far the least invasive and easiest thing to check. Particularly as the symptoms are a bit odd the best thing would be to make sure all the simple, obvious stuff is right first. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

27-10-12, 03:14 PM	#5
rocklicker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Notched basket or sticking clutch plates? Thanks for the tips. Will strip down the gear lever and see if that cures it before looking at the clutch when the next oil change is due. Strangely when I went to get a new set of PR3's fitted today it was problem free, weird.

27-10-12, 08:50 PM	#6
stratman_001 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Notched basket or sticking clutch plates? If it turns out to be a clutch basket give me a pm as I've got a brand new genuine Suzuki part sat in the garage!

27-10-12, 09:09 PM	#7
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