Steel_Gin
Well-known member
I have about 1600 miles my 2012 and I have noticed a change in the clutch over the past 1000 miles or so and it didn’t act like this the first approx. 600 miles. When I go to work in the morning and when I leave work the clutch seems slow to disengage. I’m out of the gas, clutch pulled on the way in and I can feel & hear the motor slowing the bike down; also it’s quite hard to down shift when this happens so I’m thinking the clutch isn’t fully disengaging. I’d say it’s like a two or three second delay before I feel & hear motor not slowing the bike down before letting go if you will. When it does let go I can shift down much easier. It’s the worst the first couple times I go through the gears. I go through the gears half dozen times before I’m on a four lane highway going 65 for 30 miles. Once I exit everything obviously is at full operating temps, I go through the gears another half dozen times then I’m at the office and it shifts much better. The clutch still seems to be a hair slow to disengage, but I might be a bit too sensitive given how it’s working when it’s cold and over analyzing it too much. Are the lubes & fluids that thick when cold to cause this? I’m sure the systems are very different, yet I put a lot of miles on a Yamaha Venture years ago, it had a hydraulic clutch and I don’t recall it ever acting like this.
I’m going to call the dealer tomorrow to see what they say. (Closed Sunday & Monday) Just thought I would tap the wisdom of the forum to see what all of you think.
I’m going to call the dealer tomorrow to see what they say. (Closed Sunday & Monday) Just thought I would tap the wisdom of the forum to see what all of you think.