24-04-17, 07:59 PM
Hmmm, curious and curiouser. So took wife's bike into work today, got home to check out my Fazer, start it up and clutch seemingly working a treat. Engages fine, slips into neutral perfect. Sorted I think, maybe plates hadn't soaked enough, so quick razz around and things still seem good, lots of bite really good pull etc.
However 10 minutes later, I pull up at home and the bike just refuses to go into neutral again and starts pulling still when I try to engage the clutch. So, it seems the plates are sticking when it's hot, but fine when cold. Looking through the oil filler, the clutch plates are definitely moving when I pull the clutch lever. But once hot, when I stick it on centre stand and engage 1st, then pull the clutch lever in the even with high revs I can still stall it by with the back brake - it's sticking that much. I can almost do a burnout with clutch pulled in!
Ran out of time tonight to pull clutch cover off and check plates though. :-(
However 10 minutes later, I pull up at home and the bike just refuses to go into neutral again and starts pulling still when I try to engage the clutch. So, it seems the plates are sticking when it's hot, but fine when cold. Looking through the oil filler, the clutch plates are definitely moving when I pull the clutch lever. But once hot, when I stick it on centre stand and engage 1st, then pull the clutch lever in the even with high revs I can still stall it by with the back brake - it's sticking that much. I can almost do a burnout with clutch pulled in!
Ran out of time tonight to pull clutch cover off and check plates though. :-(