Fellow members. Hopefully someone can shed light on my problem. Currently at Watdord Gap services waiting for breakdown recovery, two hour waiting time. Picked up my 1098r this morning, bike been standing for most of winter. At first going into gear ok, although slightly grabby, I stopped for fuel and left in gear whilst trying to start it and pulled in clutch with side stand up, I know I should have done that. Gradually all resistance in clutch has gone, easily pulled back to handlebar. Recovery who moved me from roadworks to service station hinted it may be a case of air in clutch hydraulics as its v soft. Any thoughts guys? Or have I knackered the sprag clutch?
Air in the circuit. Needs bleeding. One of the seals in the master may be knackered through lack of use.
It's not been used since November and had v little use in past couple of yrs. So that could be cause.
Clutch should just need bleeding, sprag clutch is a completely different thing, when that's gone it won't start. Steve
Yes. It starts ok. Just won't go into gear. Sprag clutch not damaged ticked off then. I'm hoping mechanic who turns up can fix it and I can get on my way. Can't bear 2 hour journey in breakdown truck. I'm only 80 miles from home.
Has the clutch lever returned to normal use? I ask because if it's been stood for a while there is an outside possibility the clutch rod has stuck in the preasure plate bearing causing it to spin which can over heat the clutch fluid causing it to fade, if this has happened the clutch would return to normal when it cooled down. Steve
OK either a seal has gone or just air in the system needing bleeding. Hope you get sorted soon Steve It's a lovely looking bike.
I can deal with air in system or seal. Just don't think he will fix it so be taken home on recovery truck.
I would say the most expensive would be the master cylinder I don't know how much a new one is or whether there's a service kit, that's the one on the handlebars, a new slave cylinder which is down near the front sprocket would cost about £90 plus an hour labour. It might only need bleeding. Steve
Easy to bleed where you if the nice breakdown man has fluid and a pipe. However if it's a buggered seal you could be calling him again before you get home.
Breakdown man has no tools and is not allowed to carry out repairs, just take me home. What's the point. 1098r ownership begins on the back of a breakdown lorry. Doh. You got to keep smiling.
I'm hoping so. Just need someone to give me a hand bleeding it in exchange for. a few beers. Who's local to Ruislip, West London
