Clutch shifting issues

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Clutch shifting issues

24 Sep 2014 12:18

I have a 1977 1000. Recently after riding from one coast of Florida to the other coast, I started having some clutch issues. Basically the clutch became very crunchy after running perfectly fine the day before. It seemed to have troubles releasing and then grabbing the gear. I had changed the oil the day before my trip and clutch ran perfect. I figured I would jump on this site and get some direction. Upon getting the bike home and then running it around the block, the clutch worked just fine.

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Re: Clutch shifting issues

24 Sep 2014 13:07

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What oil did you put in the bike? Ed

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Re: Clutch shifting issues

24 Sep 2014 18:24

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It seemed to have troubles releasing and then grabbing the gear.

Had this and it turned out to be a clutch friction plate delaminated - although coincidental that you changed the oil previously. Unsuitable oil usually results in slippage.

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Re: Clutch shifting issues

24 Sep 2014 18:49

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Could it be a shitty clutch cable pre-fail?

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