Newbie Clutch Question
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:31 pm
I've been referring to this issue as slipping but should I of been saying dragging?
Say I'm tootling along in 3rd, then I decide to accelerate, when I give the throttle a tug the revs spin up and the bike seems like I've pulled the clutch in. It happens mainly in the lower gears, it's becoming a right pain as 2nd is a nightmare, have to be really easy on the throttle and if it spins up I have to back off until the revs drop and it 'catches' again. Is that dragging or slipping?
Also, clutch is fully adjusted so I think it needs either a new set of friction plates or springs (although would it be worth doing both at once for the sake of it?). Thinking of having a go myself as it doesn't look overly complex, parts come out and parts go in.
Cheers,
Dan
Say I'm tootling along in 3rd, then I decide to accelerate, when I give the throttle a tug the revs spin up and the bike seems like I've pulled the clutch in. It happens mainly in the lower gears, it's becoming a right pain as 2nd is a nightmare, have to be really easy on the throttle and if it spins up I have to back off until the revs drop and it 'catches' again. Is that dragging or slipping?
Also, clutch is fully adjusted so I think it needs either a new set of friction plates or springs (although would it be worth doing both at once for the sake of it?). Thinking of having a go myself as it doesn't look overly complex, parts come out and parts go in.
Cheers,
Dan