Whats the furthest you've ridden without a clutch?

[rob_scott92]

Hey everyone,

Went out on the bike today to get some bog roll, and thought, "why not go for a little ride, i havent been out for a while" So i did. About 10 miles into my journey my clutch cable half snapped With only half hanging on i didn't think it'd last much longer so i was trying to keep its usage down to a minimum, unfortunaltly the road was full of mums doing the school run so it was hard to keep on moving without using the clutch. It really is quite un-nerving not being able to use the clutch when you approach junctions/roundabouts etc

As you can probably tell, i made it back so i didn't die trying to get back

So, lets hear your stories

Rob
____________________
First bike: 1982 Suzuki Gs 125 'The beast MK1' > 1988 Honda Cb 350's' FOR SPORT! (Good ol' oil burner!) > 2001 Suzuki Sv 650 's' Made it out of the 80's! > 1997 Honda Cbr 600f :p

[Paulington]

I do believe the user Svenaglie on here (and on Youtube) has an entire video dedicated to riding without a clutch. .

I've never had to ride without a clutch myself, consider myself lucky! .
____________________
"Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul."
Current Vehicles: '89 Kawasaki KDX200, '99 Yamaha XV535, '00 Honda ST1100 Pan-European, '08 Suzuki GSX-R1000, '08 Mitsubishi Lancer GS4 2.0 TDCi, '15 BMW 1 Series 116d Sport Turbo.
CBT: 27/08/08. Theory: 04/09/09. Module 1: 16/09/09. Module 2: 01/10/09.

[stinkwheel]

Due to a combination of a lacklusture approach to customer service from a dealership and general ineptitude on the behalf of the post office. I once landed up riding my GPZ500 round Edinburgh (14 mile commute there and back, mostly in town) for a fortnight with no clutch.

I then got two clutch cables in the same post (the one I'd ordered two weeks previously and the one I'd ordered the day before from a different dealers).

That second clutch cable sat in my stuff for 12 years. It's moved house 3 times.

I finally used it last weekend. It turns out it also fits a CB500S. Not identical to the Honda one but close enough.
____________________
“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[27cows]

I once rode 75 miles with no clutch or gearchange, and the flywheel exposed. Third gear all the way. It's surprising how long you can go without stopping when you really put your mind to it
____________________
The RXS100: vehicle of choice for Chuck Norris

[ben_wheely]

About 5m's - Thats meters not miles

Mine snapped in wales about a month ago when offroading. I stopped and a mate behind me had a spare ... sorted again
____________________
Rides: '05 Yammy WR290-F

[Kickstart]

Hi

Never ridden that far without the clutch. Couple of miles on Charlottes Aprilia AF1 once. And rode the RS125 about 30 miles with minimal use of the clutch (couple of strands remaining, so only used it it I had to).

Rode about 100 mile on a 125 2 stroke in 4th gear once (picked it up and it had no gearchange lever). It was a peaky bike (power started at 9500rpm) which made moving off a nightmare.

All the best

Keith
____________________
Traxpics, track day and racing photographs - Bimota Forum - Bike performance / thrust graphs for choosing gearing

[ZRX61]

Clear across London on a Kaw triple..

[Ben.]

brighton to london, clutch fluid was leaking which meant the bike would keep moving if i pulled the clutch in, still sort of worked though...
____________________
follow my racing season
Race bike - R6
Road bike - sv650

[benjami]

22 miles without being able to stop, was fun

[Robby]

20 miles through south London at 7 o'clock on a friday night. It wasn't fun. The A23 has many, many sets of traffic lights.

[iooi]

About 18 miles each way including through Leeds city center to get to work and home....

Its all about forward planning to make sure you have to stop as few times as possible.

You do get some funny looks when you thumb the starter away from lights....
____________________
Just because my bike was A DIVVY, does not mean i am......

[Walloper]

[SlimRick]

About 25 metres, 2 weeks ago.

https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3656/4555442312_636bd65901_b.jpg

[Serendipity]

About 6 miles, but that was enough.

CBR600 cable snapped as I was accelerating along slip road to join the A40 heading out of London from the Polish War Memorial junction. Turned around at Hillingdon and headed back to Greenford. Clutchless changes kept me moving with traffic, but stopping and starting was no fun.
____________________
2016 CBF1000F - Commuter heaven | 1994 CBR600FR - Awaiting defibrillation

[silky666]

for about 2 weeks.
1981 on a fs1e.

At the same time I also had a molegrip as a gear lever .... and another set of grips as a throttle.
oh! and an L plate cut out and stuck to the back of my white Bell helmet.

1) I looked a legend.. and wimmin loved the sound of my 50cc home tuned engine with micron pipe.
2) The local police also took an interest in me
____________________
There's nothing that shouts "Poor Workmanship" more than wrinkles in the Gaffa tape.

Gaffa tape is like "the force" - it has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

[Billy Balthorpe]

From Burton on Trent on the A50 to Maidstone services on the M20 about 180 miles, on a Friday afternoon before a Whitsun bank holiday Monday in 2007, with traffic jams all the way down the M1 and all round the M25.

I was a little bit stressed by the time we got to the services, our secretary at work, rang a Bike Shop in Maidstone to get a new cable ready when me mate went to pick it up, we fitted it at Maidstone services, then fitted it properly with the tank off etc on the train under the English Channel, then got told that we couldnt strip the bike down when we were putting it back together.

Its a trip i will never forget, i was so far into "the zone" while filtering i left me mate who is normally mustard, he said he could keep up with me, but not for long, concentrating that hard was too much like hard work on the first day of your 15 day bike holiday.
____________________
M.O.B. Successfully taking the piss since 2014.

[stinkwheel]

Of course I carry a cable repair kit under my seat these days. Contains a selection of inner cables and detachable nipples in a small tin (size of an airgun pellet tin). You can buy them from Heine Gericke

Although since the VFR has a hydraulic clutch, it's more for if my throttle cable pings.
____________________
“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[yen_powell]

45 minutes during the BMF moped enduro, made the snarl ups at the tractor tyre chicanes interesting.

Once had the throttle cable snap on my FJ1200 on the A13 at Barking. I swapped the push/pull cables over and rode the 50 miles home with a back to front throttle action. Easy until you have to change gear and you rev the bollocks off it instead of shutting the throttle.
____________________
Blackmail is a nasty word........but not as nasty as phlegm!
XT1200Z and a DR350 in bits

[Pete.]

My first roadbike was a Suzuki A100, I rode it after both the clutch and throttle cable snapped. The end of the clutch cable I had tied off under the tank behind the headstock somewhere, I could pull it to get going in 1st then it was clutchless changes all the way. The throttle cable taped the outer cable to something, probably the headlight mount, then I put a large washer onto the inner cable and put my thumb through it. Rode it for perhaps 2 weeks like that.
____________________
a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[rob_scott92]

What do you do when you reach traffic lights? Do you just creep up slowly and hope they change?

And Stinkwheel, how on earth did you last 2 weeks with no clutch???

I wouldn't call the RAC for a snapped clutch cable, although i would if i was half way doing a long journey mind.
Today was actually the first time i've changed through the gears without the clutch. It was actually alot easier to do than i thought, i was making sure that the revs wouldn't get too high as i changed down though.

Rob
____________________
First bike: 1982 Suzuki Gs 125 'The beast MK1' > 1988 Honda Cb 350's' FOR SPORT! (Good ol' oil burner!) > 2001 Suzuki Sv 650 's' Made it out of the 80's! > 1997 Honda Cbr 600f :p

[Billy Balthorpe]

[KLR600]

I've done 2 weeks without a clutch on my old XJ600 divvy when the thrust bearing in the clutch decided it'd had enough. I had no idea what it was and needed the bike every day for work so I just had to majorly plan ahead and creep up to junctions. I would drag the brakes and try and keep the revs up to stop it from stalling if I needed more time at junctions or if I was at traffic lights or something and I seemed to manage OK and I got to be an expert at bump starting it.

I eventually fixed the clutch problem by buying a new bike Seemed to sort the problem right out!
____________________
Now: '00 Kawasaki ZRX1100R - Past: '84 Yamaha DT125, '89 Kawasaki KLR600, '97 Yamaha XJ600N
<My Bikepics Page> <My Yootoobes> <My Websites> <My Photos>
<Take Cool Photos!>

[stinkwheel]

[Alexio]

Well, I've done 80 miles without any friction brakes before. Without a clutch.... half a mile across town to get home. However, my clutch cable has frozen open before while riding in sub zero temps which is effectively the same thing. Again, just half a mile across town.
____________________
will never give up his CG. I look at my fuel gauge more as a progress bar than a fuel gauge.
G: With my GSXR I do often effectively use it as a scooter with a clutch in town.
ms51ves3: why does it need 500 miles? Are you teaching it how to be a piston?

[Wilson1234]

What happens at traffic lights? :l
____________________
These MC's wanna diss my baby mum
You're so lucky that I don't have a child
Swear to God, would've gone WILD, bust a mans face off the bathroom TILES