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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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Cables can stretch. Clutches can alter in feel as they get hotter and colder as the plates and sometimes the pushrod expand and contract. Usually the bit point moves closer to the bars as they heat up though. After slipping the clutch a lot in traffic, it can get so hot it wont disengage fully at all (this is your cue to stop and let it cool down)
A sudden increase in clutch lever play can also indicate a cable starting to snap or unravel. Usually quickly followed by an increase in stiffness.
But new bike, probably just the cable stretching a bit. ____________________ “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. |
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My mate had a good one. He has a ZXR1200, bought from new. It's always been serviced by a motorbike shop of one sort or another because he's mechanically inept but he does put it in for servicing exactly when he's supposed to.
Was out with him the other day. He jumped on the bike, pulled in the clutch and knocked it into gear. The bike promptly jumped forwards about 3 feet throwing him backwards, then shuddered to a halt throwing him forwards and off with the bike on top of him.
No clutch pressure at all. Hydraulic clutch though. I took the lid off the master cylinder to find 1/8" of grey goo in the bottom of it. I don't think it's ever been checked, changed or topped up from the day the bike was new. It physically ran dry. It did set me wondering how many seperate mechanics have had that bike pass through their hands and failed to look at/service/replace the hydraulic fluid. I wonder how many of the last few would have been able to notice it was low if they'd simply looked through the sight glass? ____________________ “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.”
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 161 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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