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From: Geoff Lane on 10 Mar 2007 14:48 I appreciate this is a very general question and depends on mode of use but roughly how long would a clutch on an XJ600 be expected to last. I've owned my own since new, it's done 30,000 miles and over the last couple of days gear selection has become quite difficult. No obvious slipping but I can change without the clutch OK, selection whilst stationary difficult. Geoff Lane London UK
From: EffJay R. Yamaha on 10 Mar 2007 18:06 Geoff Lane wrote: > I appreciate this is a very general question and depends on mode of > use but roughly how long would a clutch on an XJ600 be expected to > last. > I've owned my own since new, it's done 30,000 miles and over the last > couple of days gear selection has become quite difficult. > > No obvious slipping but I can change without the clutch OK, selection > whilst stationary difficult. Not sure what kind of clutch control is on that model, but clutch cables can stretch and slave cylinders can leak. If you're having difficulty shifting while not moving, it's a LOT more likely that your clutch isn't disengaging, and thus needs adjusted (or maintained). When a clutch is worn out, the usual symptom is that it quits holding in the higher gears. That is, you can rev the engine higher without the bike's going any faster. You'll notice it first in your highst gear, then the next one down, and when it gets really bad, you'll notice it slipping even in first gear.
From: Steve Burgess on 11 Mar 2007 11:08 Geoff Lane wrote: > I appreciate this is a very general question and depends on mode of use > but roughly how long would a clutch on an XJ600 be expected to last. > > I've owned my own since new, it's done 30,000 miles and over the last > couple of days gear selection has become quite difficult. > > No obvious slipping but I can change without the clutch OK, selection > whilst stationary difficult. > > Geoff Lane > London UK Hit the forums over here, great bunch, very helpful http://www.xjbikes.com/
From: Geoff Lane on 11 Mar 2007 14:36 EffJay R. Yamaha wrote: >> I appreciate this is a very general question and depends on mode of >> use but roughly how long would a clutch on an XJ600 be expected to >> last. > When a clutch is worn out, the usual symptom is that it quits holding in the > higher gears. That is, you can rev the engine higher without the bike's > going any faster. You'll notice it first in your highst gear, then the next > one down, and when it gets really bad, you'll notice it slipping even in > first gear. Which is how I recall it in a car. I doubt it is the cable, I still have adjustment on it and the lever on the clutch casing moves OK. There appears to be a wee bit of drag, initially with the clutch lever pulled fully in the back wheel will stop spinning but when I let the lever out the take up is very sudden. I think I will have to dismantle and view the components, never done a bike before but have done a few cars so will figure it somehow. Geoff Lane
From: Geoff Lane on 11 Mar 2007 14:39
Steve Burgess wrote: > Geoff Lane wrote: >> I appreciate this is a very general question and depends on mode of >> use but roughly how long would a clutch on an XJ600 be expected to last. > > Hit the forums over here, great bunch, very helpful > > > http://www.xjbikes.com/ Thanks, I'll give it a view. Geoff Lane |