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Unclesol
Clutch slippage
Now that I have my 83 GS750ES making some decent power, and I'm actually getting to ride it, i have found that (on occasion) if I get on the power hard, the clutch will let go a bit. The oil was changed recently to Bel-ray Synthetic 0W-40, and the bike has 63,000 kms (36,000 miles) on it. Should I be looking at a new clutch yet, or is the oil too thin, or ???
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JHawkins
Originally posted by UnclesolNow that I have my 83 GS750ES making some decent power, and I'm actually getting to ride it, i have found that (on occasion) if I get on the power hard, the clutch will let go a bit. The oil was changed recently to Bel-ray Synthetic 0W-40, and the bike has 63,000 kms (36,000 miles) on it. Should I be looking at a new clutch yet, or is the oil too thin, or ???
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Make sure the oil you are using doesn't have friction modifiers in it.Currently bikeless
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Unclesol
Originally posted by JHawkinsI would move up to 10-40 oil and see how it makes out. The thinner oil could be the problem.
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Unclesol
Originally posted by JethroMake sure the oil you are using doesn't have friction modifiers in it.
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rosco15
Pull the steels and hit them with a bead blaster. Then re-install and shim a couple of the springs to increase the spring pressure. I had a honda I used to dragrace alot. Did this at least once a year. Tons of drag launches all on the original clutch this way.
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Basket Case
I doubt the oil weight is an issue here. I race a GSX-R 750 (ex-factory race bike) that also used 0 weight oil (as done by the factory race mechanics... 0-20 or 0-30, it's been a while) and never had any clutch slipping problems.
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