Worn clutch?

[john leonard]

Wow, you guys are quick.

I use standard auto-grade Castrol, but have for the last 7 years.  The 
clutch "I thought" used to engage around the half-way lever position, but I 
may be wrong - I've been riding 3 different bikes.

I was using 10w-30 in past years becuase I did cold weather riding - mostly 
short stop-and-go trips.  But this season I switched to 15W-40.  I change 
the oil and filter frequently.

Has anyone actually needed to replace their GPZ clutch?  And if so, do you 
wait for slipping / odd tach movements, or just a total no-go state?

john




>What flavor of oil are you using?   Regular car oils (although probably not
>15w40?) have additives that can cause wet clutches to slip.  Motorcycle 
>oils
>and heavy-duty diesel oils that are popular for bikes (ie, Delo 400) don't
>have these additives.
>
>Not to start an oil thread but I like Shell Rotella T, 5W40 full-synthetic.
>
>
>On 5/1/07, john leonard <jlmdx at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>I've changed the clutch fluid this week, and loaded the case with 15W -
>>40.
>>Is this too heavy?
>>

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