Low sided on my VFR last week...hard left downhill turn on gravel. Bumps and bruises (wearing protective gear) and mostly cosmetic damage to bike. EXCEPT my clutch is non-op. It doesn't seem to engage at all. No visible damage to master or slave cylinder and no leakage. The shift lever was slightly bent. I drained and bled the lines...fluid looked fine. I can kick it in to neutral and second, but that is about it....Anyone experianced this before?...any advice would be apprecitated.
air got into clutch m.c. when bike went horizontal?? start by bleeding at m.c. banjo bolt and that might fix it.
yeah, what he said, and look for places where you may have broken the line, etc... trace it all the way down to the slave cylinder. Look for fluid...
If air got in the banjo bolt, you'll have to bleed it there. You'll never get air out of the banjo bolt by bleeding it at the slave cyl.
Thanks guys, after bleeding the line (twice) seems fine. Just got back from short ride. Bike looks awful but running smooth again. I did not find source of leak. I just plan to keep an eye on it.
yeah, that's why I said "and trace it all the way looking for possible breaks" to see if there was another possible source. How do you bleed at the banjo anyway?
Reg, I didn't bleed it at the banjo. I used the bleed valve. I have bled fuel lines on my turbo diesel before at banjo bolts. I think the theory is the same. You just add pressure, (on fuel line you just cycle the fuel pump) and crack the banjo. When fluid starts gushing out, you crank it shut. It's messy.
