potential clutch problems. need diagnosis

[eddclarke]

Hey,

I'm having a couple problems with my XR250. It stalls when setting off unless I give a huge amount of revs.

I put it up on the stand and started to fiddle around. The back wheel spins freely when it is in neutral but if I put it in gear and pull the clutch in then the wheel wont move (I can put a bit of effort in and it will move, but not freely).

At first I thought it could be that the clutch cable needed adjusting but even if I pull the 'arm' that sticks out of the clutch casing up as far as it goes, same problems.

Any ideas guys? I could really do with getting this sorted ready for the snow!

Cheers
Ed
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Honda XR125L 06 ----> Yamaha FZ6 05 + ex SAS XR250 --> VFR800 + XR250r

[Walloper]

Try adjusting the cable first.
Clutch is a fairly easy-ish job to do though.
Parts are maybe more of a headache as you really need to replace the whole lot.
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[Fizzer Thou]

Have a look at the clutch basket pics on the 'Show & Tell' page where Waffles has put up pics of the worn surfaces in the post about the XR drinking too much oil.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=234319

This may or may not have been causing the difficulty with selecting neutral with all of the cable adjusters set up correctly.
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