clutch friction zone

[Seaking]

Seaking,Let me know the outcome.I know after I did mine it seemed better than when new.Probably because it took awhile to get to that point!

 

Hey Tom, I got the hydraulic clutch fluid flushed and sorted out this morning and have been riding all day since then..

 

The fluid in my sight glass was DARK.. very dark.. it needed flushing.. and guess what, once flushed, it resolved other issues I had..

 

The friction zone is no longer limited to such a narrow zone towards the full release of the clutch lever.. It was a narrow zone on the lever.. NOW, after being flushed, the friction zone is felt much closer to when you first release the clutch lever from the full fist closed position.. And this means I have a larger area to work with when riding the clutch so to speak..

 

So in addition to the new leveling links and tightening the neck, this bike handles awesome.. I just need to practice a lot with it.. but now the bike handles like it was meant to be..

[Tom]

SeaKing,That is great news. That is whats great about this site,alot of us have had similar problems and share our past experience with others, Most take the ideas as really trying to help and most of the time it is something as simple as this. Bottom line..Saving money! Glad it worked out for you and glad we ALL could help with our own experiences. Tom

[Seaking]

SeaKing,That is great news. That is whats great about this site,alot of us have had similar problems and share our past experience with others, Most take the ideas as really trying to help and most of the time it is something as simple as this. Bottom line..Saving money! Glad it worked out for you and glad we ALL could help with our own experiences. Tom

 

Gathering info from more experienced owners in this forum has been great.. Not only does the handling and clutch issues been improved, I also improved my gas mileage yesterday with the new fluids, for some reason.. High winds, above average highway speeds and I still managed to get my fuel mileage down.. And ll whilst carrying a 100 lbs passenger behind me..

 

Could such bad clutch performance in the past have affected the fuel mileage that much?? For what the conditions were yesterday, and the style of riding I was doing, I really should have had horrible mileage instead of the great mileage I got..