Barnett Clutch Install, Now Bike Dies When Changed From Neutral To 1St

***UPDATE! SOLVED!***

I have a 99 VFR and as far as I know it has never had a clutch job done on it. At least not in my ownership.

I just replaced some really REALLY cooked clutch plates with nice Barnett ones that I had soaking in oil for at least 30min before install. Also, the kit included springs and friction plates were also installed.

When I start up the bike, everything is good, the bike only starts in Neutral and the clutch lever feels nice, but i cannot rotate the back tire with the clutch lever held in. Also, when I put the bike into 1st (lever pulled in, kickstand up) from Neutral the bike stalls and the engine cuts out.

As far as I know, the clutch is spinning in its basket because with the handle pulled in i can gently pull the clutch shifter up and feel the basket rotating.

Any ideas? I think I need to do a clutch hydraulic flush job, but if you know of something else, please let me know.

Pic related, its a clutch plate that I took out (second from last) it is supposed to have plating on it.

***UPDATE! SOLVED!***

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Yes. Your clutch master cylinder is pushing bubbles of air or you have not installed the push rod properly.

I you wanted you could right now bump start the bike in first and then perform a clutchless upshift into second.

You have to shut it down and coast back in as it is not healthy to downshift without the use of the clutch.

check you master cylinder for leaking fluid, I had the same problem last week and a rebuild kit fixed everything

CornerCarver

Yes. Your clutch master cylinder is pushing bubbles of air or you have not installed the push rod properly.

I you wanted you could right now bump start the bike in first and then perform a clutchless upshift into second.

You have to shut it down and coast back in as it is not healthy to downshift without the use of the clutch.

I never messed with the push rod, so I'm going to do a clutch flush job tomorrow.

ChiefGodzilla

check you master cylinder for leaking fluid, I had the same problem last week and a rebuild kit fixed everything

I did develop a mystery leak before i changed the clutch, perhaps that is the problem.

Thanks everyone, I'll keep you updated as I progress.

Check the slave cylinder for leaks.

UPDATE!

Problem solved!

Barnett friction plates are not all alike. It turns out that one friction plate has a larger opening than the rest, this was not known to me, in fact, I had to wait until Monday to call Barnett and hear them first get very confused and then discovering that I was unaware of this. After they told me that this plate should be in the back deepest in the clutch basket, everything came together easily.

Below is a stack of the plates with the unique plate on top.

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That snippet should be in the service manual.........