Let it goooo...Let it gooooooooo

OK then, I've obviously got a dragging clutch that wont let go on my 2011 Speedy...

Symptoms...
Rock hard down change but blip the throttle and it slips in like a velvet glove...
Very hard to move in gear with clutch in
Starting in gear with clutch in and the bike tries to move a bit

Cable adjusted correctly but It has some Titax daft shorty levers fitted and even though the span is set fully out and I pull the lever to the bar, it just doesn't seem to move the clutch actuator arm much...

Anyone else had issues with Titax levers ?

Think I might try and get some standard levers off ebay to try...

 

Hmmmmm the clutch lever is a bit sloppy on the mounting bolt....

 

What do you want for them Steve ?

 

Yeah OK mate ta

 

Finally got round to changing the oil in my bike yesterday/today.... 2011 Speedy for those of you reading and not reading the whole thread.

(That's the bad point of using my bike everyday and working 6/7 days a week a lot of the time)

Changed to Silkolene Fully synth, new filter, soaked clutch plates in oil overnight after cleaning them, scuffed up my steels with a scotch pad as they were like mirrors.

I even read my workshop manual and put the steels back in the correct order

So let's see if that stops my clutch plates becoming like a snapper turtle with a grudge and not letting go...

Also new plugs are on the cards for tomorrow....

 

I've stuck with the OEM levers....Don't like the way the Titax shorty levers feel.

Also I bought a new bush as the original was a bit loose.

 

The story goes.....

Test rode bike and it was fine, bought the bike, ran fine (serviced when bought)

Clutch started dragging as the days went by

Took the clutch pack out cleaned off with cleaner and popped back in (didn't scuff up the steels though)

Clutch was ace for about 3 days then slowly started dragging more each day

When I removed them again this time, they were all stuck together in one lump again

So changed to Silkolene Fully synth, scuffed the steels....

Clutch fibres look like new

Watch this space

 

Bit confused now......

Seems a bit hit and miss..

When knocking it into 1st cold there is no clonk at all....after riding its like a fat kid lunging at a dropped chocolate bar

If i ride like a Nun on her way to church the down changes arent too bad

If i give it a bit (clutch slipping from the lights and knocking down 2 gears and slipping the clutch into corners) it drags again and getting neutral at a standstill is impossible

I'm no Rossi (think more Carlos Checa on a bad day) so im not giving it that much agro

A few clutch steels were a bit blue when i cleaned them up

Do you think new steels are needed ?

As I said before the fibres look like brand new

Cheers

 

Errrr yeah i suppose they were tight ish...

I might whip mine apart again atcthexweekend if i get time and give them a check on gaps

I was always led to believe shiny was bad as a smooth surface could cause the frictions to stick to them....

Like if you drop something flat on a wet surface and it sticks like its vacuumed on

 

Cheers Darkman...

I had a scenario the other day where the clutch worked fine bimbling to work in the rain

As I went to stop at the barrier into the bike park the barrier shot up so I tried to keep going....Sadly I was in 2nd at about 3 mph so I slipped the clutch

I didn't want to wait and go down to first as my momentum kinda stopped as I was under the barrier and our barrier must be a 1800s French Guillotine reincarnated as it's had a few dawdling riders more than once....

After I made it through and went to park trying to get neutral was impossible....The lever was solid....Turned it off and click neutral easy

So there must be something causing drag as it heats up....Now I've done the oil it is just when hot whereas before was at cold too...