Have you checked your clutch fluid? It may need to be bled or flushed. -Kyle
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Diaz <[email protected]> wrote: > I searched the group archive but in the interest of full disclosure I > am severely mechanically disinclined, so I may have overlooked some > critical information (I am working hard to change my mechanical > handicap). > > Last fall I noticed that my bike was shifting hard. I called a local > bike shop that had just replaced a tire and rear brakes and they > suggested performing an oil change (I thought this was odd, but I know > jack about bikes) and lo and behold that seemed to fix things up. > > I performed the change just a couple of weeks before storing it for > the winter and it rode perfectly in those two weeks. > > I got the bike out a week and a half ago and at first it rode fine, > but the last two days it starts out great but as I ride it for a bit I > notice that the clutch doesn't seem to be disengaging the engine 100% > in 1st gear, sometimes stalling the bike. Also, it's almost > impossible for me to shift from 1st into 2nd as I ride it; it worked > great when I left my house this morning, but when I hit the first > light on my way into work it started acting up again. I will be at a > stoplight in 1st with the clutch pulled all of the way in and I can > feel the engine pulling as if I'm right at the friction point. > > Should I perform another oil change so soon, or is there some > adjustment I can make to the clutch? > > Like I said, I am a mechanical idiot but I don't want to be anymore, > so I am willing to try whatever I needs to be done in order to make > this bike ride as it should. > > Thanks! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
