RCinNC
Well-Known Member
Fro reference purposes, I have a 2014 non ES with just shy of 103,000 miles. I'm still on the original clutch and slave cylinder. I change the clutch fluid every two years
This is the position of the clutch lever adjuster. It's the same position it was in when I bought the bike:
It seems like the clutch is engaging at a further point in the lever throw than what it used to. I say "seems" because it's not glaringly apparent to me, since it's probably been a very gradual change over the past 9 years of ownership. The time I notice it most is when I'm pulling out from a dead stop. The clutch lever has to move almost to the end of its travel before the clutch engages, and my impression is that that's more travel than it used to have. There's no slippage of the clutch under load, and no problems with finding neutral. Shifting is still smooth, and there doesn't appear to be any noticeable clutch drag. Right now I'm using Rotella T4 15W-40.
If in fact the clutch engagement point has changed, is this a symptom of worn clutch springs, frictions plates, a slave cylinder, or something else? I figure at 103,000 miles it's inevitable that some of these parts are going to be wearing out.
Any thoughts, from those members more knowledgeable than I?
This is the position of the clutch lever adjuster. It's the same position it was in when I bought the bike:
It seems like the clutch is engaging at a further point in the lever throw than what it used to. I say "seems" because it's not glaringly apparent to me, since it's probably been a very gradual change over the past 9 years of ownership. The time I notice it most is when I'm pulling out from a dead stop. The clutch lever has to move almost to the end of its travel before the clutch engages, and my impression is that that's more travel than it used to have. There's no slippage of the clutch under load, and no problems with finding neutral. Shifting is still smooth, and there doesn't appear to be any noticeable clutch drag. Right now I'm using Rotella T4 15W-40.
If in fact the clutch engagement point has changed, is this a symptom of worn clutch springs, frictions plates, a slave cylinder, or something else? I figure at 103,000 miles it's inevitable that some of these parts are going to be wearing out.
Any thoughts, from those members more knowledgeable than I?