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Howdy folks! I'm a fairly new rider, and fairly new to the forum, riding a 2000 Road Star 1600 Silverado. I was in a neighborhood rec center parking lot with my brother-in-law today practicing some slow speed stuff on a little cone course we set up (been watching a lot of Jerry Palladino and new to YouTube guy called Robert Simmons lately), when something awfully strange happened. I went to stop the bike at a stop sign (to ride around the block to cool the bike down and reset for another pass) still in 1st gear, when the clutch lever all of a sudden felt super sloppy, and the bike was trying to lurch forward even with the clutch lever pulled completely in. As I was trying to figure out what in the world was going on, the bike stalled (still with the clutch lever pulled completely in, and the bike not moving at the stop sign).
I went to restart the bike, thinking I must have had a newbie rider brain fart and done something stupid, but when I hit the starter (with the clutch pulled in, still in first gear) the bike lurched forward, which tells me the clutch is not disengaging properly. I let the bike cool down for a few minutes while my BIL ran his bike home (around the block), and came back to help me push my bike to his house for now (I was able to rock it back and forth and get it into neutral). Let me tell you, it's a bundle of fun pushing 750lbs of motorcycle around the corner, and uphill half a block!
When we got the bike back to my BIL's house, I checked everything again, and the clutch was as tight as it usually is, and appeared to disengage properly. I didn't want to risk riding the bike the 4 miles back to my house in case the problem were to return, especially crossing a fairly busy street between my neighborhood and his, so left it in his garage for the time being. Has anybody experienced anything similar? Anybody have an idea of where to start looking for potential causes? I'm a service guy by career in the boat world, so not afraid to start taking stuff apart, but not exactly sure what I'm looking for. I appreciate any insight, and happy to clarify if my explanation doesn't make sense. Thanks!
I went to restart the bike, thinking I must have had a newbie rider brain fart and done something stupid, but when I hit the starter (with the clutch pulled in, still in first gear) the bike lurched forward, which tells me the clutch is not disengaging properly. I let the bike cool down for a few minutes while my BIL ran his bike home (around the block), and came back to help me push my bike to his house for now (I was able to rock it back and forth and get it into neutral). Let me tell you, it's a bundle of fun pushing 750lbs of motorcycle around the corner, and uphill half a block!
When we got the bike back to my BIL's house, I checked everything again, and the clutch was as tight as it usually is, and appeared to disengage properly. I didn't want to risk riding the bike the 4 miles back to my house in case the problem were to return, especially crossing a fairly busy street between my neighborhood and his, so left it in his garage for the time being. Has anybody experienced anything similar? Anybody have an idea of where to start looking for potential causes? I'm a service guy by career in the boat world, so not afraid to start taking stuff apart, but not exactly sure what I'm looking for. I appreciate any insight, and happy to clarify if my explanation doesn't make sense. Thanks!
I've yet to get around to replace the kit but I routinely inspect my cables and lube the pivot points for grins....
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