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And to add to my friends’ comments: had the bike been stood for a long time (years)? If so, then the clutch would’ve been only partially immersed in the oil, so the segments that were not immersed would’ve dried out a fair bit, making the friction plates’ material react against the steel plates dif...

If it is intermittent then it may be the pawl inside the kickstart ratchet. Can you hear anything when it slips? Any solvent would do on the clutch plates. I usually put them in an ultrasonic bath which reall pulls the crud out of them. G Well i got her registered on club plates and will try her to...

The 'drive' from the kickstart lever to the crankshaft DOES pass through the clutch on this bike (and most others) so what you are describing could well be like clutch slip, even if drives OK while on the road. They do also suffer from wear in the pawls but this would be a sudden collapse of the pe...

Just purchased this bike from apparently a very diligent person of vast experience. Bike hasnt gone for a few years. has a genuine 10,000 miles on it and all original with panniers. clutch is not disengaging and im fine to deal with with a rolling start and accelerate decelerate with clutch in to fi...