Sprint Clutch over heating help!

Hi Daniel and welcome aboard.
It has been known for clutches to play silly buggers when using the wrong oil or old oil. Try doing an oil/filter change to see if there is an improvement, especially if the bike is new to you. Worst case scenario is no improvement, but at least you will know the oil is new and the correct type/spec, 'cos you put it in there.

 

Hi Daniel, are you sure your bike manual stipulates fully synthetic oil? That's quite unusual for a wet clutch.

 

Have you tried changing the clutch fluid as that could give you the same symptoms ?

 

has it got a hydraulic clutch or is it cable ?

 

Daniel !!!!! Peeps are trying to help you - please reply.

 

i stand corrected they are cable clutch.

 

HI Dan has any additives been add to engine oil at any time ?? as this is a wet clutch you need to check oil added to engine stipulates this. do you know what the name of oil that is in engine at moment and researched it ?

 

When you do the oil change make sure that the oil is motor bike specific. This is important for correct clutch operation.

On a more general note heat in the clutch is usually due to slippage, which can be caused by many things but the easiest to test for is poor clutch cable adjustment.

If the clutch cable is not adjusted correctly,if it's too tight, then the clutch will tend to slip and cause heat. There is usually an adjuster on the clutch lever - a large knurled knob - if you turn this to allow more slack the clutch will close fully and reduce any tendancy to slip.

You can use semi-synthetic and as you are having clutch trouble,that's what I would put in, at your engine oil change.

Engine oil spec lifted directly from Triumph Owners manual:
Semi or fully synthetic 10W/40 or 10W/50
motorcycle engine oil which meets specification
API SH (or higher) and JASO MA, such as Castrol
Power 1 Racing 4T 10W-40 (fully synthetic)
engine oil, sold as Castrol Power RS Racing 4T
10W-40 (fully synthetic) in some countries.

 

Welcome to the forum Daniel - hope you get this sorted.

 

Hi Daniel

Have you looked at your cooling system,I had a Daytona that got hot very quickly so I got a pressure washer and blasted the radiator to help the cooling side of things and it is amazing how much s...t is held in the fins.
I know this is not your main problem but may help in the long run.

Mark

 

Just be careful when pressure washing a radiator as too much pressure will destroy a radiator!

And no, I didn't learn the hard way. I was threatened with the sack and a big bill if I buggered up the radiator on the Volvo F7 I was driving at the time (but not whilst pressure washing it!).

You think Triumph parts are expensive? Volvo truck parts have stratospheric prices!! Come to think of it, most truck part prices are ridiculous. Truck not rolling? Truck not earning. You need parts? Then you must pay ... through the nose!