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Offline troy_s

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Issue engaging first gear
« on: July 14, 2015, 07:46:41 PM »
Morning,
 Getting some occasional grief engaging first gear. Best way I can describe it is when pressing down from neutral a series of clicks before finding first is heard and felt. not all the time- perhaps one in 10.

Any ideas would be greatly received

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Re: Issue engaging first gear
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2015, 07:57:46 PM »
You may need to bleed the clutch system, there could be an air bubble in the line.
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Re: Issue engaging first gear
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2015, 07:58:43 PM »
How old is the engine oil, and what oil are you using ?

What is the level of the fluid in the clutch reservoir ?

When was the last time the (complete) clutch system fluid changed ?

Having said the above, my clutch is a little "clunky" in the mornings.
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Re: Issue engaging first gear
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2015, 08:00:46 PM »
I know nothing about bike bits  :nahnah but Chris just said how's your engine oil, does it need changing.

Oh and we tablet sharing tonight as the kids have mine  :spank



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Re: Issue engaging first gear
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2015, 08:07:02 PM »
Sharing tablets with the kids......
 Hope they are the pretty pink ones ;)

 Could well be any one of the above. Only recently picked up the bike and was "assured" that a service was done with minimal Kms done since- although it was in storage for a bit.

 Links like the best solution is an oil change followed by the other fluids and see what happens. Probably not a bad idea anyway.

 Thanks all
 Muchly appreciated

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Re: Issue engaging first gear
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2015, 08:12:21 PM »
If your bike has an unproven service history, a full set of fluid changes might be a good idea and a baseline for preventative maintenance.
I'd do Oil, Coolant, Clutch and All Brake fluids.
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Re: Issue engaging first gear
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2015, 06:12:36 AM »
Agree with all of the above.... Except the tablets.... But have you also considered warming up the engine sufficiently ? Is the problem occurring also when the engine is hot?
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Re: Issue engaging first gear
« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2015, 07:35:33 AM »
The bike gets to idle for a fair whack before I get anywhere (still forget  - must put on helmet before gloves).

 Same problem can still happen at any given point through the day. On a mission now to change the fluids. Looking forward to putting in practice all the guides that have previously been posted

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Re: Issue engaging first gear
« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2015, 09:11:08 AM »
is there a thread for full fluid changes on a ST1100?
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