1100 clutch

A few years ago, I made a post asking for suggestions to solve a problem I was having with my 2001 ST 1100 - the clutch wasn't fully disengaging when I pulled it in, and the moto wanted to creep ahead when stopped at traffic lights. It was also difficult for me to find neutral when the engine...

I'd posted in some other thread about how I was changing my clutch springs and some folks asked how to do it, so here I am obliging. This all started with my clutch. It never slips, but after the bike warms up the bike will shudder when you let the clutch out in first gear. It didn't happen...

Doing some clutch work on my high mileage ST today and took a few pics. The bike has 380,000 kms on the clock (236,000 miles) and this clutch is original. I am also doing a complete makeover of the auxiliary electrical system, replacing the water pump, oil pump, timing belt, belt tensioner...

Let this bit of maintenance go a little too long so I thought I'd share what things look like when you rebuild the rod/bushing/boot components in the ST1100 clutch lever assembly. I had noticed that the point in the lever pull at which the clutch was activating had slowly been changing and then...