[dsn_klr650] creep

[Rev. Chuck]

This is common with every wet clutch bike I have had. When the oil is cold it is more apparent, every thing from the bike dying when put in gear (clutch in of course) when very cold to no drag at all when at normal operating temp. If you put no load on the wheel, as being held off the ground with clutch engaged, in gear, it will most likely always spin. It is the oil between the clutch friction plates that cause this. No worry unless you can't ride it safely. --- Rev. Chuck :^)>+ A13 http://klr650.50megs.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Thu, 8 Jun 2000 12:15:37 Tom Myers wrote:

> >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. > >>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 >-- >+-------------------------------------------+ >| 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 >+-------------------------------------------+ >

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