AS a thought how long is it since you rode the bike Alex? When I was a lad (last week) single plate clutches had a habit of "Freezing" which basically meant they would not release. It usually occured if the vehicle had last been used on a wet day then left parked in humid conditions for extended periods (one to two weeks). Could also be caused by slight oil contamination on the plate (but I digress).Here is the fun part 😀 To free the clutch you could either tow the vehicle in low gear with the clutch disengaged (not really good on a bike) or put the vehicle into a high gear, hold the clutch in, hold the brakes and hit the starter.Is the end wall of your garage solid? 🙄
The bike had been used regularly and the clutch had work up to the intersection, but was a little grabby at the first stop. I did the high gear push yesterday and even did the starter thing, on the main stand. I think the clutch has probably freed up again. I just haven't had time to reattach the lever, so I could check. However, I still need to know what caused the problem. I don't want it to happen half way up on Fisher's track. I'll pull the swing arm on Saturday to see if I can get the clutch rod out. If it looks fine, I will reassemble and ride it for a while. If it happens again, I'll have to take the tranny out, for a better look.On a more positive note, the R1150GS is back. The left valves have been reseated and the pinging is gone, as far as I could tell. All horses are present and accounted for, what a difference! The gutted cat has left the exhaust note a little deeper, with a little popping on the over run. I can live with that. Experience have done a good job on it, but have had a bit of bad luck on reassembly, causing them to waste a lot of time trying to find the fault. They were very fair and professional. I can only recommend these guys.
