Hi All,
I'm the 2nd owner of a 2012 FZ8. I noticed that the clutch does not seem to fully disengage especially when the bike is warm. For example when stopped at lights it is sometimes difficult to get to neutral or change gear. While stopped in 1st, if I let the brakes off there is a small about of drive to the back wheel. But not always. On a journey the problem shows at some stops and then not at others.
I've put up with it till now, but today I stripped the clutch to see if there was anything amiss. All the clutch plates appear flat and measure within the correct thickness. The friction plates are all between 0.116 and 0.121 thou. The metal plates are all around 0.080 thou - don't know the right measurement for those. The springs are the right length. There is no discernible play in the gearbox input shaft. I noticed some play in the outer basket - the one driven by the engine which I measured as 0.004 at the outer edge. I guess that is play in the bearing the runs around the gearbox input shaft.
Also I noticed that the nut at the end of clutch cable at the gearbox end was loose. Could someone kindly describe how that is meant to be fitted. This could be the cause of the problem.
Thank you
Ken
I'm the 2nd owner of a 2012 FZ8. I noticed that the clutch does not seem to fully disengage especially when the bike is warm. For example when stopped at lights it is sometimes difficult to get to neutral or change gear. While stopped in 1st, if I let the brakes off there is a small about of drive to the back wheel. But not always. On a journey the problem shows at some stops and then not at others.
I've put up with it till now, but today I stripped the clutch to see if there was anything amiss. All the clutch plates appear flat and measure within the correct thickness. The friction plates are all between 0.116 and 0.121 thou. The metal plates are all around 0.080 thou - don't know the right measurement for those. The springs are the right length. There is no discernible play in the gearbox input shaft. I noticed some play in the outer basket - the one driven by the engine which I measured as 0.004 at the outer edge. I guess that is play in the bearing the runs around the gearbox input shaft.
Also I noticed that the nut at the end of clutch cable at the gearbox end was loose. Could someone kindly describe how that is meant to be fitted. This could be the cause of the problem.
Thank you
Ken