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I fear my clutch has given up the ghost. It has been hanging in 1st gear (pulling away from a dead stop) when the bike is warmed up and, after being adjusted best I can from what is shown in the shop manual, it will work ok (but not properly) for a few miles and then it is as if there is no friction at all. One can release the clutch lever and just sit there, as if in neutral. To get the bike home for lunch today (just a few miles from my office) I had to adjust the clutch so the plates were touching, pop the bike from neutral to 1st, and then take back streets through residential areas in first gear, being careful to avoid roads with stop signs. Am I doing something wrong on the adjustment -- I know, difficult to say without actually being here to see what I am doing -- or is it simply time to replace the clutch? Worth noting is that the bike was running fine in any gear except 1st. Had completed a 60 mile loop at 60 mph with no problem, other than that the clutch started slipping badly in 1st gear. If I need to replace the clutch, where should I be looking for parts? The normal sources (Dennis Kirk and bikebandit.com) don't seem to go back to '72, at least in the catalog or web site. Don LT Don & Debbie 1977 Mercedes-Benz 240D 200,000+ km 1996 Buick Regal 1989 Pontiac Sunbird (daughter's) 1972 Honda CB-500K 1971 Honda Express moped Iowa Debbie: It's JUST a car. Don: No, it's NOT. http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=207103 --=====================_12074485==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> I fear my clutch has given up the ghost. It has been hanging in 1st gear (pulling away from a dead stop) when the bike is warmed up and, after being adjusted best I can from what is shown in the shop manual, it will work ok (but not properly) for a few miles and then it is as if there is no friction at all. One can release the clutch lever and just sit there, as if in neutral. To get the bike home for lunch today (just a few miles from my office) I had to adjust the clutch so the plates were touching, pop the bike from neutral to 1st, and then take back streets through residential areas in first gear, being careful to avoid roads with stop signs. <br><br> Am I doing something wrong on the adjustment -- I know, difficult to say without actually being here to see what I am doing -- or is it simply time to replace the clutch? <br><br> Worth noting is that the bike was running fine in any gear except 1st. Had completed a 60 mile loop at 60 mph with no problem, other than that the clutch started slipping badly in 1st gear.<br><br> If I need to replace the clutch, where should I be looking for parts? The normal sources (Dennis Kirk and bikebandit.com) don't seem to go back to '72, at least in the catalog or web site.<br><br> Don<br> <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> <font size=2>LT Don & Debbie<br> 1977 Mercedes-Benz 240D 200,000+ km<br> 1996 Buick Regal<br> 1989 Pontiac Sunbird (daughter's)<br> 1972 Honda CB-500K<br> 1971 Honda Express moped <br> Iowa</font> <br><br> <i>Debbie: It's JUST a car.<br> Don: No, it's NOT.</i> <br><br> <font face="verdana" size=2 color="#009900"><a href="http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=207103"; eudora="autourl">http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=207103</a></font> <br> </body> </html> --=====================_12074485==.ALT--
