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    Clutch not disengaging completely after rear tire change.

    On my 1981 gs650g the clutch will not completely disengage. If i start it in first with the clutch in it will lurch and stall. It will start in neutral but if i shift to first it stalls even with the clutch in. I noticed that after putting the rear wheel back on there was a slight gap in between the shaft and the wheel, and am wondering if that may be part of the problem. Thanks so much!
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    #2
    Can you roll it in neutral? Did the bike move before changing the tire or had it sat for a long time? Just asking as if it sat for a long time the clutch plates may be stuck together. They can be broken loose by raising the rpms up to 2 or 3K in neutral then popping it in first. Yamaha's seem to be prone to this for some reason. We've had an FZ6, YZF450 and a VStar 650 all have this problem.
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      #3
      I can roll it in neutral, and the bike drove fine before the tire change. I'll try popping it into gear though. I can also somewhat roll it in first with the clutch in it there is a lot of resistance.
      Last edited by Guest; 08-01-2017, 07:06 AM.

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        #4
        The clutch lever arm is likely in wrong spot. See attached pic.. note angle of arm. In this spot,you need a maximum of image.jpg bout 1/4 inch of travel before you feel resistance- any more and clutch cable won't have enough travel to release plates.
        1981 gs650L

        "We are all born ignorant, but you have to work hard to stay stupid" Ben Franklin

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          #5
          Thank you, I'll check this as soon as I get a chance.

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            #6
            Originally posted by thevoidfox View Post
            I can roll it in neutral, and the bike drove fine before the tire change. I'll try popping it into gear though. I can also somewhat roll it in first with the clutch in it there is a lot of resistance.
            That resistance is probably the engine trying to turn along with it. Has it been sitting?
            :cool:GSRick
            No God, no peace. Know God, know peace.

            Eric Bang RIP 9/5/2018
            Have some bikes ready for us when we meet up.

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              #7
              Originally posted by tom203 View Post
              The clutch lever arm is likely in wrong spot. See attached pic.. note angle of arm. In this spot,you need a maximum of [ATTACH=CONFIG]52109[/ATTACH] bout 1/4 inch of travel before you feel resistance- any more and clutch cable won't have enough travel to release plates.
              Why would that have been effected by a tire change?
              :cool:GSRick
              No God, no peace. Know God, know peace.

              Eric Bang RIP 9/5/2018
              Have some bikes ready for us when we meet up.

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                #8
                Originally posted by gsrick View Post
                Why would that have been effected by a tire change?
                It wouldn't!
                1981 gs650L

                "We are all born ignorant, but you have to work hard to stay stupid" Ben Franklin

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                  #9
                  I got home and started it up, and it just worked, there was a little slack in the clutch cable so I adjusted that and now it's running perfectly.

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