Recent content by ejether

Using Mobile 1 Motocycle oil. 20-50 just went in for summer. The shiny goop was lining the clutch basket, nut and pressure plate, it looks like it mostly stayed in there as the oil didn't have any metal in it when I dumped it. I'm sure its going to be great from here on out. :thumbup:

Ha! $10 from a local bearing shop A new EBC SRK Clutch, 3 quarts of oil and a filter and things are A-ok. That EBC clutch is really nice, no more chattering, no more super small friction zone... Life is good. I'm looking forward to the weekend :-)

20-30$ for a bearing. Not a big deal, as long as there isn't any damage from the shiny metal paste. The clutch plates and steels themselves looked ok, the metal looked confined to the center on the basket. I'll still be changing the oil and filter but beyond that, there isn't much I can do...

If you look closely you can see scarring on the bearing cages and metal paste. Also the center of the bearing wobbles and slides. It is not normal.

I have been having trouble with the clutch on this 06 FZ6 since I got it. Growing freeplay, a bearing whine (in hindsight) and eventually it just stopped disengaging. I assumed it was a warped clutch steel and ordered a new EBC SRK kit, but when I got in there, this is what I found...

Yea! Sorry, I hadn't posted. After some more googling. I went through and degreased and re lubricated the pivot points and it's shifting great now. Much better than just lubrication alone. Thanks for checking back!

I've lubed all the points including the main pivot point to no avail. I flipped the peg mounting washers. No change. I have not disassembled anything to clean it, which is my next step.

I did a quick inspection, nothing seems wrong, no loose bolts, no frame interactions etc.. I'll have to to a more thorough look when I get a chance. BUT I WANT TO RIDE this weekend...

I doubt its hitting the frame now, when it wasn't a week ago... but I'll be inspecting its motion again tonight. Thanks for the tips on the spring!

It happens shifting up and down. Down is more prevalent actually, since I first noticed it when I was stalling at lights thinking I was in 1st but instead I was in 2nd.

It seems to get worse as it warms up, and not be a problem at all with thicker oil, but correlation is not causation. I also had to adjust the engine guards when I did the oil change and its possible moved something into an interference position...

In searching the forum, I found lots of references to sticky shift drums / shift return springs failing? I'll definitely try lubricating the shift linkage pivots before digging into anything!

Hey all, I recently changed my oil from Yamaha full synthetic 20-50 to Mobile1 10-40. Since the change I've been having the the typical sticky shifter drum symptom. I can shift one gear at a time but I have to tap the lever back into position before I can shift again. Shifting has become...

Damnit Darius! You're right... Why do I keep doing that... 07 envy I guess :) Cheers!

Thanks for all the replies! Its enough for me to hear that I shouldn't worry about it. I have been planning on a switch to lower viscosity oil... best laid plans and all that. I had another project in the works that I just sold so I should have time now. Thanks!