This was going to be my first ride report...
The clutch needs to be properly bled or the slave piston is stuck judging from my research here.
http://www.joepopp.n...ng-up-the-bike/
Anti-Ride Report! No Clutch!
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Nice! Onward and Upward! Give for you Joe. Hope it goes better your next attempt.
Thanks Duc2V4! Bike is at the shop and I should collect her on Saturday if all goes as planned.
Was this the first time you saw the bike in person? Did you get to test ride it? I hope the current owner is paying for the repair.
Was this the first time you saw the bike in person? Did you get to test ride it? I hope the current owner is paying for the repair.
No, I saw the bike in person but it was blocked in the garage by a bunch of junk and the weather was below freezing. I tested everything I thought to test. Lights, blinkers, brakes, etc but didn't even think to throw it up on the center stand and run through a gear or two. The bike is PRISTINE! It's at a private mechanic's place in Lindenhurst and the previous owner is going to take care of the bill. Hopefully I'll have her by Saturday.
If it has been sitting for a while the clutch plates will sometimes stick together, making the bike stall when putting it into gear with the clutch pulled in. Easy fix there. No teardown at all.
If it has been sitting for a while the clutch plates will sometimes stick together, making the bike stall when putting it into gear with the clutch pulled in. Easy fix there. No teardown at all.
I thought about that as well huntinggunns. The clutch pull did not feel weak so this may be the case. The bike was sitting for a while in some very cold temps. It was started every two weeks (or so he said). I will report here when the trouble is discovered.
did you look in the clutch reservoir? chances are the fluids are low/jellied....
did you look in the clutch reservoir? chances are the fluids are low/jellied....
Yup there was some jelly looking stuff in there! The guy had minimal tools and he needed to be somewhere so I couldn't dig into it. The bike is at a mechanic now so I'll see what the cause was.
As Huntinggunns suspected, the clutch plates were stuck together from lack of use. The mechanic sent me a video and the some of the plates couldn't even be pried apart by hand! I'm glad I didn't spend too much time trying to bleed the clutch. Easy fix and I should have her Saturday with a new clutch. Onward and upward...
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