Am I having serious Clutch Issues?

From time to time i feel my clutch slip. mainly if i take off as hard as i can. which i don't do often. doesn't worry me, clutches go out. i can change it if need be. might add it to the list of maintenance needed this winter.

what worries me is that iv noticed a slight "vibration" if i have it out of gear and release the clutch, I don't know if this is an issue or not, so i figured i would ask people more familiar with a 95 vfr than I am.

It might be nothing, I just hadn't noticed it till now, I don't know.

thanks
:VFR1200F:

 

you should go away now

 

Clutches do wear out but if you fix it as soon as you know it is slipping, then you will not have to buy all new metal plates, ONLY the friction disks.

 

thanks for the response. i should be able to get the clutch changed without a problem, but the vibration is what im worried about. iv exerpienced clutches go bad, but have never experienced the vibration like this. i am worried that it might be something more serious. like the main bearings or something. i dont know thats why i am asking.

 

I think Tink has a stalker.:love:

 

be that as it may or may not be...

is the vibration when i let the clutch an issue with the clutch or the precursor of something more serious? iv had clutches go out, but have never experienced it causing the engine to vibrate.

i cannot think of anything that the clutch would do to cause it, so my thoughts are either bearings or a problem with the transmission gearing.

either that or maybe more probabilly the mechanism that dissengages the clutch might not be functioning correctly, thus causing it to grab slightly when out... nop, even out of gear the clutch is engaged, thus im back to the start, bearing or trani problems?

what do you think?

or does a vfr just do this. this is only my second vfr, and the first (86) never really ran well to start with.

 

Love is in the air at VFRWorld again.:kiss:

 

that was from reving the engine.

what i have been noticing is a very very very slight difference between holding in and letting out the clutch. i can only notice it when ideling.

for example when i stop at a light, put it in neutral, then let out the clutch, i feel a different slight vibration start. different than the normal engine running vibration.

 

WTF,Gofer's back already and now he's into man-love? :twitch:

 

can you guys please get over it.

i am trying to get help from people that are more familiar with this bike than i am.

a small vibration like that could be nothing at all, or could mean my engine is going to need a complete overhaul.

 

LOL I love the new name bannedagain

Quick! someone create a username bannedyetagain so he won't come back. :rofl:

 

probably. but in my mind probably still leaves a little room for something to be wrong. if its a main bearing for example, that could ruin the crank, or even the block if the crank is out of alignment. I would rather get it figured out and know for sure then to let it go thinking its probably ok and all of a sudden its grinding and leaking oil.

have you ever noticed this when you let the clutch out in neutral with your 4gen tinker?

 

then again this could also be related to some maintenence that needs to be done that i dont know about. i do plan to do, or have done, a valve adjustment this winter. but i doubte that is causing this issue.

obviously the clutch is added to the list (unless it gets worse and needs to be replaced sooner to prevent damage to the metal plates as stated above)

 

it's nothing, ride it 'til it blows. it's 15 years old, which in motorcycle time is about 75 years old. Shit's bound to vibrate after that amount of time.



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thats not really my style, if its a specifc part i would rather fix it and make the bike last much longer.

im looking through the manual but i doubte its goign to say much. ill probably have the honda dealer check it out this week. see what they say.

 

another guy said that A bad carb sync or uneven cylinder compression can cause clutch vibration. so now iv got something to test.