Clutch Dissappeared
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Squid
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: EastTN
Clutch Dissappeared
under hard acceleration. went from 2nd to third and something bounced off my helmet. caught a glimpse of something silver. went to shift to 4th and no clutch. limped it home w/o stopping that was interesting. i thought i had gone over most everything with this mc. it looks like it was loose and just fell off. is this possible? only thing left was the plunger that goes into the boot. i saved it. pic from foothills parkway. my dad rode the night train. it was a great ride.
Last edited by Rocky-Top-Rider; Oct 8, 2008 at 04:29 AM.
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Superstock
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Kansas City
this summer I was out in Colorado on the VTX and while going up to Mt. Evans I had a air bubble dislodge in my clutch line once I got at altitude. lost ALL clutch pressure and the lever just slapped the handgrip. luckily it was the clutch and not the brakes because those were some nasty drop-offs. I got it into a parking lot at the base of Mt. Evans entry road and burped the clutch system in the parking lot enough to get some of the air out
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SuperBike
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Buffalo, NY
Been there myself on my old FZR... The open road wasn't too bad but stop and go traffic was too much of a challenge and I opted to come back with my pickup and take it home.
all about matching revs...sucks, but it can be done.
this summer I was out in Colorado on the VTX and while going up to Mt. Evans I had a air bubble dislodge in my clutch line once I got at altitude. lost ALL clutch pressure and the lever just slapped the handgrip. luckily it was the clutch and not the brakes because those were some nasty drop-offs. I got it into a parking lot at the base of Mt. Evans entry road and burped the clutch system in the parking lot enough to get some of the air out
this summer I was out in Colorado on the VTX and while going up to Mt. Evans I had a air bubble dislodge in my clutch line once I got at altitude. lost ALL clutch pressure and the lever just slapped the handgrip. luckily it was the clutch and not the brakes because those were some nasty drop-offs. I got it into a parking lot at the base of Mt. Evans entry road and burped the clutch system in the parking lot enough to get some of the air out
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Squid
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: EastTN
naw it was the super hawk. had to go through 2 lights and one left off the interstate. luck was on my side for one light caught it green. total cost for parts was $43. gonna have em in tomorrow.
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MotoGP
Joined: May 2008
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From: San Clemente, CA
As long as you don't have to stop, no problem.
A car or truck, however, can be started in 2nd gear with part throttle from a stop. I drove a Datsun B210 for 20 miles, with stoplights, without a clutch once (leaking slave cylinder). I wouldn't want to try it with a motorcycle though.
A car or truck, however, can be started in 2nd gear with part throttle from a stop. I drove a Datsun B210 for 20 miles, with stoplights, without a clutch once (leaking slave cylinder). I wouldn't want to try it with a motorcycle though.
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