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  • TONIO
    XSive
    • Apr 2007
    • 60
    • HOUSTON TEXAS
    #1

    Clutch does not engage

    I have an 81 special I just started having issues with the clutch. Once I start the bike when I try to engage the clutch and go into
    First gear tHe bike stalls . Seems that clutch is not doing what it's suppose to?
    I tried tightened at the clutch lever. Any ideas guys?

    Thanks in advance for the help.

    Tonio
    tonio
    81 xs eleven special
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    • bikerphil
      Master of XSology
      • Jan 2008
      • 8628
      • South Flori-DUH
      #2
      Adjustment is down at the engine...

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      http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=140
      2H7 (79) owned since '89
      3H3 owned since '06

      "If it ain't broke, modify it"

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        • TONIO
          XSive
          • Apr 2007
          • 60
          • HOUSTON TEXAS
          #3
          Thanks Phil I will try tis.
          tonio
          81 xs eleven special

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            • rpgoerlich
              XSive Maximus
              • Dec 2007
              • 643
              • Katy, Tx
              #4
              Had the same problem after I pressure washed mine a few years ago.
              Nuetral safety circuit was shorted. It dried out and no problems since.
              Last edited by rpgoerlich; 08-03-2013, 05:31 AM.
              Richard

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                • BA80
                  Doctor of XSology
                  • Oct 2010
                  • 9980
                  • Tulsa, Ok
                  #5
                  +1 Richard. That's what I was thinking. Pick up coil wires shorted to the neutral switch wire. Classic symptom.
                  Greg

                  Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                  ― Albert Einstein

                  80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

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                    • skids
                      XS-XJ Super Guru
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 5043
                      • Florissant, CO, USA
                      #6
                      If the bike has been sitting for a long time, the oil film between clutch plates are likely sticky. There are some threads in the forum on how to deal with that.
                      Skids (Sid Hansen)

                      Down to one 1978 E. Stock air box with K&N filter, 81H pipes and carbs, 8500 feet elevation.

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