1200 sticky clutch plates

Wrong end of the stick again.
Riding away with a frozen clutch, expecting it to free off before hitting something is what I was referring to.
 
Only sticking clutch problem I ever had was on a Honda CB750 K2. Fixed the problem by selling that bike to a mate* a few years ago. It's OK though, he never rides the bloody thing  :D

*a Laverda Forum member. I wonder if he'll respond 
 
yeah so took the thing apart and cleaned them all up, new different oil - tried rotella 15w40 (flushed the system with some sea foam in fresh oil for a 50 or so miles before taking them apart) and still sticks the next morning - guess its new kevlar plates and hope that takes care of it  :'(
 
I never had an issue on my bikes with sticky clutch plates (besides the bikes I bought with this symptom). What I can tell is that I use Motul 3000 (mineralic oil) only on them (and V300 on the Formula, which is a synthetic oil as recommended by OCT).

Never use cheap oil or oil that is not dedicated to work in bike engines. keep in mind, typically a car engine has no gearbox connected to the same oil-system as the engine (older Minis did, but that is one of the exceptions).

Using the cleaner and method described above, I never had an issue with sticking clutch on the bikes I freed up with it, too. ;)
 
I've found that once the problem shows itself the only reliable solution is to replace the friction plates.
I have tried soaking, scrubbing and sanding the plates but I think the old oil soaks into the material and leeches out again even after thorough cleaning.
 
yes this is what i'm thinking too -  seeing if there is a place in the US that can reline my plates vs. shipping from Red etc with exchange etc

Grant said:
I've found that once the problem shows itself the only reliable solution is to replace the friction plates.
I have tried soaking, scrubbing and sanding the plates but I think the old oil soaks into the material and leeches out again even after thorough cleaning.
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Well, Red's product is a proven solution, from street to racing.
Why take risks elsewhere?
 
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