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Poor clutch uptake on 2013 Ultra

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  • coolvirgo54
    coolvirgo54
    6 years ago
    Well I've done a few more thousand km on the Ultra including towing the trailer to Kalbarri and back. Nothings changed. No better, no worse. Almost unnoticeable solo. Did clutch adjustment back in March. The heavier the load the more pronounced it is. Not going to worry too much about. Gentle take-offs rule and if something breaks I'll fix it. been doing it for over 6000km now. 
  • coolvirgo54
    coolvirgo54
    6 years ago
    final result. Kept using recommended mineral oil in primary for the last 20000k. No change to poor take up. Still grabbed at the last point of lever release. Been using Penrite 10tenths racing oil ( 20w60 fully synthetic) in the engine for the past few changes and i thought I might try that in the primary case as the specs said it was ok with MC clutches.
    And.... well.... there you go!! Immediate improvement and getting better with every km. Solo the clutch is completely back to normal. Weighing at 600kg two-up there is the tiniest weeniest grab at final lever release very occasionally but I have only done half a tank of fuel and if I do a reasonably conservative takeoff it doesn't happen at all.

    Happy chappy. Don't really understand why it happened in the first place, unless due to constant heavy load, and don't really know why its fixed now.
  • Baloffski
    Baloffski
    6 years ago
    Same issue with my 2012 Glider.
    Gave her a change of all juices, new Synthetic oil, in engine, gearbox and primary and guess what.
    Which reminds me, gotta do brake fluid this week.
    Premium synthetic fluid in Primary, ride for a few hundred Kays, clutch slipping at take off and acceleration, really annoyed.
    Adjusted clutch a few times and still same inherent problem.
    Changed out to mineral oil in Primary, problem gone away, immediately.
    Some say shouldn"t matter, but I know it does, on my bike anyway.
  • coolvirgo54
    coolvirgo54
    6 years ago
    Final, final result. Clutch is completely back to normal in all conditions after another 250km yesterday.
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