Clutch won't engage

bdalameda

PaleoCyclist
Joined
Jan 13, 2009
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Age
67
Location
Salinas, California
Bike
Africa Twin
Interesting that you ran the bike until the fan kicked in and the clutch worked.

I started with a clutch problem that I thought I solved without messing with the slave cylinder, but after riding it for a while I started having an overheating problem that led to the bike dying and I would have to charge the battery. Then I flushed the cooling system, fixed hoses, and changed the oil. I noticed after I changed the oil that the rear wheel was spinning even in neutral, which it hadn't done before. Could my overheating/fan not working be tied to my original clutch problem?
It is not uncommon for the rear wheel to spin on the center stand especially after changing the oil as the new oil has not thinned out with heat yet. The drag from the thicker oil on the transmission gears/ shafts will turn the driveshaft and wheel. Nothing to worry about.
 
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