[dsn_klr650] creep
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2000 2:16 pm
The clutch drags a little because the KLR has a "wet clutch". Maybe
it will go away some with miles. Also should reduce after the oil
is at normal operating temp.
-- +-------------------------------------------+ | CycoActive Products | 701 34th Ave | Seattle, WA 98122 USA | | Design/Manufacture of Motorcycling Accessories | website: http://www.cycoactive.com/mc | e-mail: moto@... | tel (206) 323-2349 fax (206) 325-6016 +-------------------------------------------+>I have had this feeling that my A14 is creeping when I >put it into gear. I verified this by leveraging the >rear wheel of off the ground via the side stand and >putting the bike in 1st gear with the clutch lever >pulled all the way to the bar. The bike wheel spins. >Not just a slow rotation but at a fairly good speed. >If I am stopped it doesn't move the bike so it's not >that fast. I tried it in 2nd and got the same results >(of course the wheel spun faster). > >I tried adjusting the clutch at the lever but it still >does it. Is this normal for a KLR or should I try >adjusting the cable down at the crankcase? I don't >remember my other bikes ever doing this, the wheel may >have slowly rotated around but not like the KLR does. > >I had my A14 in for it's initial service about a week >and a half ago. It now has 900 miles on it. Could it >be the oil the dealer put in? Not sure what weight