Clutch issues

pbarry · Feb 1, 2014

Tried searching but to no avail. My 1199 now has 4500km and the last 500km has had issues with changing gears. The clutch lever is still normal to pull in, it just that the gears are harder to select and finding neutral has become a a real issue.

Feels like what would have been a stretched clutch cable needing adjustment, any ideas would be appreciated.

BowHunter · Feb 1, 2014

Try bleed the air out of the clutch master at the handlebar, sounds like yhis is the isseu.

PP1098 · Feb 1, 2014

Bleed the line. I bled three times so far with 7500kms on clock.

Charliem90 · Feb 1, 2014

pbarry said:
Feels like what would have been a stretched clutch cable needing adjustment, any ideas would be appreciated.

Does the clutch engage early when you release the clutch lever? That's a pretty good indication you've got some air in the line.
Try bleeding it at the master cylinder. Had similar issue on mine - clutch was progressively engaging earlier and earlier in the lever throw. Finally around 2500 mi mark I bled the master and got a lot of bubbles. Since then it's been fine (now at 8k miles).
I know sooner or later it will need it again. I'll replace the slave cylinder with Oberon or something similar. Aside from a 750ss I had, I've yet to own a Duc that didn't have (at some point) issues with the slave.

pbarry · Feb 2, 2014

Found the post on the bleeding process.

It is 43 degrees here today so i guess i will have to wait for it to cool down before assessing the difference.

Thanks

bradp51 · Feb 3, 2014

pbarry said:
Found the post on the bleeding process.

It is 43 degrees here today so i guess i will have to wait for it to cool down before assessing the difference.

Thanks

mate had the same problem at about 5000k and just bled the clutch system, pulled the slave off and gave it a clean and polish inside and all good. to be honest i think just the bleed fixes it. using motul 600

pbarry · Feb 7, 2014

Thanks for advice, worked a treat.

Seemed a pretty easy fix, is it worth upgrading; does the upgrade mean that you don't have to bleed the system any more.

Charliem90 · Feb 7, 2014

pbarry said:
Thanks for advice, worked a treat.

Seemed a pretty easy fix, is it worth upgrading; does the upgrade mean that you don't have to bleed the system any more.

/shrug

Up to you. I bleed hydraulics on my bikes every month or so anyways,. It's 5 minutes with a MityVac and a couple of bucks for the fluid.
My 1199's clutch needed bleeding around 1500 mi mark when it got soft and had to pull almost to the clipon to get the clutch to disengage. Haven't had a problem since. But, as I said, I replace fluid every month or so which would tend to preclude air/moisture being a problem.

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