Continuing the saga of the Clutch Experiments.
This summer, I upgraded my XS1B from its original early style 70-73 6-plate clutch to a later model 74-79 7-plate clutch. The upgrade includes an experiment to address the "sticking clutch" issue, and to see if it helps with the "finding neutral" problem common to many XS650s.
A Google or Youtube search on "Stuck clutch" finds numerous videos and articles on this, and it occurs on many other bikes. So, we're not alone in this issue.
This particular experiment takes advantage of features which I believe are unique to the XS650 clutch, so I don't expect it to help other bikes.
This thread by member Tyler Jay has a video that shows the typical stuck clutch problem:
http://www.xs650.com/threads/clutch-not-disengaging-sticky-plates.16696/
This video shows the Experimental Clutch action:
This summer, I upgraded my XS1B from its original early style 70-73 6-plate clutch to a later model 74-79 7-plate clutch. The upgrade includes an experiment to address the "sticking clutch" issue, and to see if it helps with the "finding neutral" problem common to many XS650s.
A Google or Youtube search on "Stuck clutch" finds numerous videos and articles on this, and it occurs on many other bikes. So, we're not alone in this issue.
This particular experiment takes advantage of features which I believe are unique to the XS650 clutch, so I don't expect it to help other bikes.
This thread by member Tyler Jay has a video that shows the typical stuck clutch problem:
http://www.xs650.com/threads/clutch-not-disengaging-sticky-plates.16696/
This video shows the Experimental Clutch action: