Posted by kahos on July 18, 2002 at 13:59:32:
I've had another not-so-funny screw-loose-due-to-vibration incident yesterday, battery screws were loose enough not to let the bike start but still fast enought to let all lights work ordinary (maybe the rain that was coming down real hard helped to keep the contact), so I didn't realize it was the batteryscrews at first and tried to push-start. but I couldn't! the clutch would slip almost till I stopped rolling anyway, not possible to turn the engine that way, but when standing the clutch grips strong enough to block the rear-wheel when trying to push in gear. Well I've found the battery-screw problem and took off, no problems with clutch at all, no matter what gear, no matter how much throttle, the clutch doesn't slip. BUT when taking off with more throttle the clutch will slip for a moment before closing in properly, but only for a little moment.
Now the question is: what's the problem? the clutchdiscs or the clutch-springs? both? anything else I didn't think of?
I changed the oil only a few days ago and I did NOT use synthetic oil, but rather cheap mineral-oil so I doubt that's the problem.