clutch wont engage
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From: Boynton Beach, FL
Did you do something suddenly that would require bleeding the clutch? You don't sound too sure 
Is the lever dead/soft or does it feel proper-as it would if were bled completely? Did this happen suddenly or over time or did you take stuff apart or what? When was the last time the bike ran properly and what happened in between then and now? A little more info could probably help folks help you better.
Is the lever dead/soft or does it feel proper-as it would if were bled completely? Did this happen suddenly or over time or did you take stuff apart or what? When was the last time the bike ran properly and what happened in between then and now? A little more info could probably help folks help you better.
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Sometimes the master cylinder won't release fluid back to the resevoire because the return valve is absolutely tiny and is easily clogged by debris and corrosion. If there was/is old fluid in there it could be that this is the problem. An easy test/ temporary solution is to bleed a tiny bit of fluid from the slave cylinder, this will allow the excess pressure to dissapate and the clutch to engage. I rode for 2 weeks with a 10 mm wrench in my pocket
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Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Northeast Ohio
More info please.You mentioned clutch so I assume that it just does not shut off-quit running.Does it lurch ahead and stall?Have you done anything to the bike or did this just happen.If it did just happen-try this.Key OFF,clutch squeezed,1st gear engaged,rock bike back and forth and see if you can get the bike to move.If it breaks loose and moves it could be the said stuck clutch plate syndrome---it happens.Try your normal I want to go for a ride thing.If you can't get it to move and your clutch lever is real spongy,you have a problem.Help us help you---More Info.Please--One more thing.Tell us what you find.
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It's the step before "turn ignition on" for me as I had pretty much the same experience....
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Squid
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Temecula, CA
I had the same problem, you gotta bleed it at the slave cylinder as well as the master. pull the clutch with your left hand, loosen the nut at the end of the chamber where the line comes out, you should get a puff of bubbles, tighten, rinse and repeat. bobs ur uncle
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