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Old 14-08-12, 20:35
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1st gear slams into the clutch!

Hi All,

Just joined the forum - mainly because I'm looking for advice from fellow 660 owners! I'm in the Falklands and we have very few (zero) bike mechanics available, so we do all repairs ourselves. When my 660 is cold, selecting 1st gear engages the clutch immediately and the bike stalls - this is with the clutch depressed. I've tried adjusting the clutch but it makes no difference. After 5 minutes of idle running the gear engages properly, so does anyone know the cause?

Bit stuck with this......!

Thanks in advance,

Red
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Old 14-08-12, 21:08
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hi and welcome to the forum

Does sound a bit wierd, though at first it may have been the side stand switch.

Have you the year of the bike, milage, service history, any other issues you may have had or work done that could have effected it?

This may help others answer your question. Sounds like your clutch is sticking so could a be a few things but im not that technical enough, duct tape and cable ties are my fix to most problems!!!!
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Old 14-08-12, 22:52
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and to

aside from someone to actually look at the clutch plates and see which ones are sticking you can try and clean the sprung cantilever where the clutch cable is attached just above the engine, degrease it, spray with high pressure air and once it's clean apply some pentrating spray oil (wd40) and see if that works, if not it'll need surgery.

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Old 14-08-12, 23:12
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Dont know the cause and this is not a real fix but.....thinking of a previous post - try pulling in the clutch, rev the motor a couple of times, release the clutch then pull clutch in and engage 1st - any difference?
Might be a temporary fix.
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Old 14-08-12, 23:40
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Are you using the correct grade of engine oil for your climate? It simply could be that the oil you've got in there is just too viscous when cold and the clutch plates are dragging, it then thins out after a 5 minute idle. I guess its pretty cold at the moment down there?
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Old 14-08-12, 23:41
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+1 Use the correct grade oil.
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Old 15-08-12, 00:24
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Sounds like oil...
had that on a few bikes over the year...
Cold think oil when cold..
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Old 15-08-12, 20:29
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Thanks for the welcome! Other members are suggesting the oil is incorrect for the climate - and its got a ring of truth as its bloody freezing here at the moment! I'll change the oil but if that fails I'll break out the duct tape.....

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Old 15-08-12, 20:33
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Not sure if I reply to each post or just issue a 'blanket' thanks to all for your help. I'll be trying the oil suggestion over the weekend, as this is starting to become annoying! As I said, once the bike is warm the problem disappears - until next morning.....

Thanks to you all for your advice - much appreciated.

Red
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Old 15-08-12, 20:40
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+1 again on oil, although duff clutch plates/springs can't be ruled out...
I've seen the islands on TV, & followed the 1982 war non-stop. Always fascinated me, but not sure I could handle the cold. They say it'll be 30 degrees this weekend in SE England, so I'm off to the beach!!

Good luck - I hope you get it fixed!
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