Author Topic: Todays disaster.. (Read 3578 times)

Kev Murphy · « **on:** April 17, 2015, 08:15:36 PM »

Was heading to Melbourne today, second set of traffic lights in Ballarat at midday when the clutch seized ... constant drive! Barely avoided running into the car in front. Multiple phone calls, and organised a friend with access to a bike trailer to come and get me.... 3 hours travel for them to arrive, and almost 4 and a half hours slow trip home with the ST tied down on the trailer.
Looks like I am without wheels for awhile.

Biggles · « **Reply #1 on:** April 17, 2015, 08:26:34 PM »

Erk! Haven't heard of that before.
Not a case of a failure of the hydraulic actuator, but a seizure of the clutch basket?
Sounds like a tough one to handle in traffic, or anywhere for that matter. I deduce you killed the motor and then got into neutral to get off the road.

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #2 on:** April 17, 2015, 08:51:13 PM »

Didn't have time to hit the kill switch, grabbed a handful of brake, and stalled it.
Only had a new Clutch master cylinder kit fitted a few months ago? This was a major crunch, metal on metal
Was in the right lane of 4 lanes of traffic each way at a major intersection, and was a bugger to cross 4 lanes to get to the footpath..to make matters worse, it started raining, and acorns kept dropping on me from the oak tree I parked under.
Find out more about what failed when I visit the bike shop tomorrow to return the trailer with the bike attached.

johnnyYTED · « **Reply #3 on:** April 17, 2015, 08:58:05 PM »

bugga Kev

photo's or it didn't happen...

Brock · « **Reply #4 on:** April 17, 2015, 09:01:41 PM »

Either the slave cylinder decided to blow, or the clutch basket separated ( I hope not tho )

Waiting to here the result, thats a very unusual happening in these bikes.

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #5 on:** April 17, 2015, 09:04:35 PM »

It sounded like the basket... slave cylinder wouldn't make the crunch noise.

Shaun · « **Reply #6 on:** April 17, 2015, 09:46:22 PM »

Sounds like you got away with it though, upright and able to handle the bike out of harms way. Well done on that count.

Best of luck on the post-mortem.

ppopeye · « **Reply #7 on:** April 17, 2015, 09:49:44 PM »

Thats no good Kev. Hope its not toooo big a job or expense to fix.

Biggles · « **Reply #8 on:** April 17, 2015, 10:00:39 PM »

Last I heard (ages ago) a basket job ("basket case"?) was $880.

I'd better email those cats again- give them a head start from the mincer.

tj189 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2015, 09:00:02 AM »

That's a bugger Kev, just out of interest what year and how many km on the bike?

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #10 on:** April 18, 2015, 09:33:13 AM »

1998, ....Non ABS model, 163,800Km on the dial, last major service at 153,000, timing belt changed at 158,000, general service and tune (lube and plugs etc) just 3 weeks ago at 162,200 showed no problems

tj189 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 18, 2015, 01:23:53 PM »

That makes it interesting, not an overly large amount of mileage on the bike. Hope it is not too expensive for you.

Brock · « **Reply #12 on:** April 18, 2015, 01:50:11 PM »

Kevin,

This may be a source of parts.. (Maybe)
http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=7824.msg100207#msg100207

Shiney · « **Reply #13 on:** April 19, 2015, 10:29:55 AM »

Well done keeping the bike upright and stopping without crashing. Best of luck getting it all sorted mate

alans1100 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 19, 2015, 11:00:45 AM »

Sorry for your loss (I watch to much CSI). Two possibilities I can think of.

Seems weird that this happened after doing the timing belt where usually (following the manual) you would remove the clutch cover to make it easy to remove timing belt cover. With the addition of a screw driver used as leverage there is no need to remove the clutch cover. Did something unnoticed fall onto the clutch?

The Clutch master was overhauled and maybe added more pressure to older seals in the clutch.

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #15 on:** April 22, 2015, 04:59:11 PM »

Have located a wrecked 98 ST at a scrapyard on a property near Sandford, not far from Casterton... guy said its been sitting there for about 6 years.
Motor is intact, but radiator, front forks, frame and plastics are beyond repair after guy riding it had an argument with a tractor.
He said the speedo reading is only 71K....Good value for $150? Its being freighted to Portland on Friday.

Brock · « **Reply #16 on:** April 22, 2015, 06:02:06 PM »

Man, that is a good buy. there may be a lot of salvage able parts there....

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #17 on:** April 24, 2015, 03:24:19 PM »

Carcase was delivered to motorcycle repair shop at 2 PM today. Motor appears undamaged apart from radiator and fan.
Both mufflers are deeply gouged from contact with tractor and road surface, seat is shredded and there are no salvageable plastics.
Bike has no panniers as they were not fitted at time of accident and were subsequently sold some years ago.
Front wheel and disks are damaged, forks are kaput, but I have a spare rear suspension unit, rear wheel and drive train, should I require them at a later date. Rear brake disk will be transferred to my bike during rebuild as mine is only borderline compliant.

Biggles · « **Reply #18 on:** April 24, 2015, 05:03:14 PM »

Salvaging the brake disk alone will more than recoup your $150!

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #19 on:** April 24, 2015, 09:13:56 PM »

Yep!... and the cush drive rubbers in the back wheel are only a third of the wear of mine, and I was thinking of replacing them in the near future.

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #20 on:** April 26, 2015, 12:15:29 AM »

Pity that the side stand switch is broken, or I would have donated it to JohnnYTED

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