Member Contributer joepopp Posted March 17, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 17, 2015 This was going to be my first ride report... The clutch needs to be properly bled or the slave piston is stuck judging from my research here. http://www.joepopp.net/poppoveramerica/video-not-picking-up-the-bike/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Duc2V4 Posted March 17, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 17, 2015 Nice! Onward and Upward! Give for you Joe. Hope it goes better your next attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer joepopp Posted March 17, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 17, 2015 Thanks Duc2V4! Bike is at the shop and I should collect her on Saturday if all goes as planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marriedman Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Was this the first time you saw the bike in person? Did you get to test ride it? I hope the current owner is paying for the repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer joepopp Posted March 18, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 18, 2015 Was this the first time you saw the bike in person? Did you get to test ride it? I hope the current owner is paying for the repair. No, I saw the bike in person but it was blocked in the garage by a bunch of junk and the weather was below freezing. I tested everything I thought to test. Lights, blinkers, brakes, etc but didn't even think to throw it up on the center stand and run through a gear or two. The bike is PRISTINE! It's at a private mechanic's place in Lindenhurst and the previous owner is going to take care of the bill. Hopefully I'll have her by Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer huntinggunns Posted March 18, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 18, 2015 If it has been sitting for a while the clutch plates will sometimes stick together, making the bike stall when putting it into gear with the clutch pulled in. Easy fix there. No teardown at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer joepopp Posted March 18, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 18, 2015 If it has been sitting for a while the clutch plates will sometimes stick together, making the bike stall when putting it into gear with the clutch pulled in. Easy fix there. No teardown at all. I thought about that as well huntinggunns. The clutch pull did not feel weak so this may be the case. The bike was sitting for a while in some very cold temps. It was started every two weeks (or so he said). I will report here when the trouble is discovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Burns Posted March 18, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 18, 2015 did you look in the clutch reservoir? chances are the fluids are low/jellied.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer joepopp Posted March 18, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 18, 2015 did you look in the clutch reservoir? chances are the fluids are low/jellied.... Yup there was some jelly looking stuff in there! The guy had minimal tools and he needed to be somewhere so I couldn't dig into it. The bike is at a mechanic now so I'll see what the cause was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer joepopp Posted March 19, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 19, 2015 As Huntinggunns suspected, the clutch plates were stuck together from lack of use. The mechanic sent me a video and the some of the plates couldn't even be pried apart by hand! I'm glad I didn't spend too much time trying to bleed the clutch. Easy fix and I should have her Saturday with a new clutch. Onward and upward... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer huntinggunns Posted March 19, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 19, 2015 Usually you can get the engine fully warmed and bounce them loose after shutting down the motor. I have had to pull a clutch pack before, but only once. Glad you found it an easy problem to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFR4Lee Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 The mechanic sent me a video Cool. I have never had a mechanic do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer expvet Posted March 19, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hi Joe,I live in Brooklyn, have had a 2006 VFR and for about 3 years and am pretty familiar with the bike so if you need any advice or to look at something let me know. The seized plates was my guess also. Usually that happens if the bike has not been started for a long time so the mechanic should give the other fluids a look over while he has it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer joepopp Posted March 19, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 19, 2015 Usually you can get the engine fully warmed and bounce them loose after shutting down the motor. I have had to pull a clutch pack before, but only once. Glad you found it an easy problem to fix The mechanic sent me a video Cool. I have never had a mechanic do that. Stay tuned for my next Blog post! Hi Joe, I live in Brooklyn, have had a 2006 VFR and for about 3 years and am pretty familiar with the bike so if you need any advice or to look at something let me know. The seized plates was my guess also. Usually that happens if the bike has not been started for a long time so the mechanic should give the other fluids a look over while he has it. I'm going to give it the once over with all the fluids! I love working on my own bike and now I have a place to do it at Ryders Alley, a garage in Manhattan with a common work area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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