Clutch dragging when cold

[silver-sloth]

OK, starting my "second life" on FOC-U with a cry for help!

Bike is a 2003 FZS1000

I recently put new clutch plates in and also a new clutch cable (also did an oil change at the same time).  When the bike is warmed-up, the clutch is fine, but when its cold, the cable has tightened-up taking the play out of the run and the clutch draggs really badly and won't fully disengage.  Once it warms up after a couple of miles, the cable slackens-off to give the correct play and the clutch works fine again

Any suggestions or assistance will be much appreciated.


Cheers,


Jon

[Falcon 269]

Hi and welcome back.

Genuine Yamaha clutch cable or pattern part?  The latter have a reputation for causing clutch adjustment issues.

[b1k3rdude]

Also

check the following -

- the clutch basket for wear on the finger where the friction plates rest against it.Will cause clutch drag, (because the clutch isn;t fully disengaging) which can then make it hard to find neutral.

[b1k3rdude]

Also check if the end-plug is missing from the clutch main-shaft -

- http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,13825.0.html

[redrat]

I had this plug problem on one of mine before aswell.

[silver-sloth]

Thanks for the suggestions folks, much appreciated.

Jon

[silver-sloth]

Ignore this post - now sussed it! (Don't know how to delete the post, so mods, please feel free to delete it - Ta)

Jon