2001 CG125W - "Crunching" on launch?

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Hi,

Think it's been doing it since I got it...

But when I pull away from lights, I have to let the clutch out slowly and not let it out fully until I can 'feel' the gear 'click' into place... Is this normal? Slipping the clutch until I can feel the gear click or is something majorly fucked? The bike moves if it hasn't clicked but is fucking gutless.

Also have noticed, sometimes if I let the clutch out too fast/at too high revs it makes a horrible grinding noise and lurches forwards.

mylow · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Karma :

I had that grinding if i let the clutch out to fast when pulling away with my CG, only now and again tho somethimes it was fine, maybe its a fault with the CG mine was a 2002 model
Was going to have it looked at but some little f***** stole it before I had the chance,

sorry not much help i know
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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

What were you going to do to have a look? Inspect the clutch plates?

T

mylow · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Karma :

Was going to take it to the garage, im not very good with the mechanical side of things, my old man said it sound like the clutch plate
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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Bollocks, sounds expensive.

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mylow · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Karma :

lol the police found it 2 months after burned out,
I wouldn't have thought someone would have wanted to steal it, proberly nice and easy for some 14 yr old chav to take
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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Yeah they're used quite often as field bikes.

To be honest the fact I have to wait for it to 'click' sometimes before I get any power worries the bollocks off of me.

mylow · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Karma :

I would get it looked at ASAP if was you,
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hedjehog · Nova Slayer Joined: 19 Nov 2005 Karma :

Hi Toby,

So you can't find first unless the clutch is slightly out? I get that on mine sometimes (often when I change down after coming to stop rather than as I slow). But I also had it on the SR125 I had on my CBT, and the instructor just told me to select first with the clutch slightly out, and that's what I do to this day if it happens.
He didn't seem to think it was a major mechanical failure.

Also, my CG got stolen. Scrote joyriding is all I think, they dumped it about a kilometre away (limited joy factor I suppose!).

hedjehog
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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Hmm,

Felt a bit better this time.

I'm at odds to what it is

I always change my oil, but I do ride it pretty hard (Is there any other way to ride a CG?)

MikeH · Brolly Dolly Joined: 10 Dec 2005 Karma :

I take it you've checked the clutch cable adjustment ?? Has it always done it ? if not it could be a developing problem with the clutch or gear selector.

It doesn't sound normal to me, the CG I did my CBT on was perfect and they get treated like crap.

Mike Cool

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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

hedjehog · Nova Slayer Joined: 19 Nov 2005 Karma :

So the phenomenon is not the one I was talking about? It has nothing to do with the gear pedal part of the process? Just interested really.