Clutch?

I can not imagine it is anyhow healthy for a gearbox to kick in a gear at higher revs while blocking the rear wheel. Stress for all components...

Why not avoiding that stress and get some 6? fluid to do the job in 20 Minutes...

-Warm up the bike
-put one can of this in your oil-sump (make sure not to overfill though!): https://www.louis.de/en/artikel/procycle-oel-system-reiniger-inhalt-200-ml/10004877?list=155309670&filter_article_number=10004877
-start the engine, make the bike role down a hill so you can engage second gear with no stress
-keep the clutch pulled while you accelerate and change gears

you will recognize, that roughly after 2-3 minutes, the clutch will free up. drive a bit more (10-20 Minutes), return and change the oil. Job done. Easy, stressless and just 6? more than a normal oil change.

cheers

Lothar
 
So you set off down the hill with a frozen clutch, hoping it will free off before you hit something?  :-\
 
blocking the rear wheel
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better block the front wheel....
As even our honoured grey cardinals use this method it can't
be as harmful as you think. Besides, who has the stuff at hand
when the weather is fine and the streets are free?
Btw, our Laverdas are no Swiss watches, but developed by a
company with agricultural machinery background.

Ernesto
 
  I once had to do over a mile to free a stuck clutch on my triple as the usual methods had failed - Got motor warm - shoved it along at running speed with motor running- then trod it into gear and rode with clutch lever pulled in - Thought it would "break" in a few yards - but ended up going nearly to the top of a steep hill before it let go. No ill effects at all - was in fact a bike I raced for at least a season afterwards - never needed to see the clutch again.
        I never oil my plates from new - do have my own clutches drilled to let more oil through though. - Regards - Phil
 

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Grant said:
So you set off down the hill with a frozen clutch, hoping it will free off before you hit something?  :-\
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a bit more phantasy, Grant...  :-*

if you stay f.e. in 2nd, you can always go to neutral and brake the bike to zero. Or you simply turn around and drive up hill as Phil says above...

I did it even on my speed limited dead-end road without any issues at all. Took me 2 times up the road and down (roughly 100meters each way, so a total of maybe 350 - 400 meters) and it freed up.

@Ernesto: I know who recommends this and I know his technical background. Still everything inside of me screems "NOOOOOOOOO" when I am asked to do this... Tried it once, did not work, cost me a lot of nerves and still am sure it - if ever - only did something bad to the bike, nothing good... will never forgett this ugly noise it did...  :-X

Buying a bottle during the winter time and putting it on the shelve for next spring gives you the ability to use it when ever you need it. It is a sealed can, lasts for years. So - even if you do not need it this year, you still can use it next year or the year after. If you never use it, it's just 6 ?. A broken-off tooth of a gear in your gearbox costs a bit more... Also: I had more dead batteries or overflowing carbs keeping me from going on a spin than sticking clutches. So -if you can make sure you have a good battery and your carbs are not pissing on your engine case, it is an easy check at the same time to look for a sticky clutch... ;)

There is also another good solution to this: buy you a second bike... :D increases the chance you have one running when you need it by 100%.

(on the other hand: to many bikes mean you can't service them all and you decrease the chance one is running properly...)
 
Grant said:
So you set off down the hill with a frozen clutch, hoping it will free off before you hit something?  :-\
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Yup, my thoughts too. I live at the top of a short (70yard) steep slope that ends in a stop and give way T junction to a very busy road; recipe for a very short, very painful and probably expensive motorcycle ride  :o  8)
 
Laverdalothar said:
(on the other hand: to many bikes mean you can't service them all and you decrease the chance one is running properly...)
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Yup, Newton's 5th law, the more bikes you have, the less chance you have one that is in roadworthy condition!!  :D
 
Dingocooke said:
Yup, my thoughts too. I live at the top of a short (70yard) steep slope that ends in a stop and give way T junction to a very busy road; recipe for a very short, very painful and probably expensive motorcycle ride  :o  8)
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that's the wrong place to try that then. Why not rolling down the steep hill and start on the bigger road...? or a friend standing at the t-crossing giving you a warning when you are half way down and someone comes along the road.... or.....

Normally it is a german habit to look for reasons something doesn't work...  :LOL:

 
Laverdalothar said:
that's the wrong place to try that then. Why not rolling down the steep hill and start on the bigger road...? or a friend standing at the t-crossing giving you a warning when you are half way down and someone comes along the road.... or.....

Normally it is a german habit to look for reasons something doesn't work...  :LOL:
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The main road is just too busy, and if the clutch doesn't fee, then more problems very soon after!! Not looking for it not to work, just looking not to get mangled; I can manage that without looking for new ways!!
 
Place the motorcycle on the center stand , put the 1st gear , keep tight clutch lever , start the engine , warm up the engine accelerating several times and stepping back brake occasionally. Before fifteen minutes had come loose. Regards
 
Update, got it started at the weekend, got it nice and warm (you know, warm enough that you start imagining 'new' noises, and worrying about your headers going bluer..
On the main stand, back brake on, popped it in gear and it freed! How surprised was I! So warming a bike up with a stuck clutch makes unsticking a lot easier!!

Of course the very same day the now un needed clutch cover gasket arrived from Motalia, typical!!  :D
 
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