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So I finally got to take the new to me 900SS to some proper roads up in the Driftless region of SW Wisconsin this weekend. While wandering around on the county alphabet roads in the region I found the perfect road for a Super Sport as evidenced by the road sign... I sadly later learned that it was named after the V Twin engine manufacturer in Viola rather than the one in Bologna.
After about 150 miles of delightful corner carving I noticed the gearbox becoming more crunchy feeling on shifts and the clutch lever having more and more free play before disengaging. Also neutral became more than the usually hard to find then became impossible. The lever would come half way to the grip without doing anything. I managed to nurse it back to the motel and I was riding solo and there is no cell phone service in that area so I could call for help so I was lucky it held out. I had not abused the clutch nor was the fluid level lower than when I started the ride. I just changed the lines to Venhill SS lines about 300 miles back but I can't see how that would affect the clutch operation unless leaking...which they aren't. And I would think if there was air in the line that would have shown up much sooner after the line change. So is perhaps my original clutch slave packing it in at 8800 miles? I think it could only be the master or slave and the slave cylinders are well known slackers it seems, but I don't know the symptoms of the slave giving up. I just got home (luckily I hauled the bike up there in my truck so I was able to get back home) and I will start looking for the issue this week but I wanted the opinions of the Masters. I suppose the first thing to check is to remove the clutch cover and confirm it isn't moving far enough to disengage? Then the clutch stack height? Then...??
Oh and I will confirm what all of you long time SS riders already know... what a great twisty back road bike this is. I think it's the most fun bike I've ever ridden and I started riding in 1965-ish.
Thanks for any knowledge shared.
Terry
After about 150 miles of delightful corner carving I noticed the gearbox becoming more crunchy feeling on shifts and the clutch lever having more and more free play before disengaging. Also neutral became more than the usually hard to find then became impossible. The lever would come half way to the grip without doing anything. I managed to nurse it back to the motel and I was riding solo and there is no cell phone service in that area so I could call for help so I was lucky it held out. I had not abused the clutch nor was the fluid level lower than when I started the ride. I just changed the lines to Venhill SS lines about 300 miles back but I can't see how that would affect the clutch operation unless leaking...which they aren't. And I would think if there was air in the line that would have shown up much sooner after the line change. So is perhaps my original clutch slave packing it in at 8800 miles? I think it could only be the master or slave and the slave cylinders are well known slackers it seems, but I don't know the symptoms of the slave giving up. I just got home (luckily I hauled the bike up there in my truck so I was able to get back home) and I will start looking for the issue this week but I wanted the opinions of the Masters. I suppose the first thing to check is to remove the clutch cover and confirm it isn't moving far enough to disengage? Then the clutch stack height? Then...??
Oh and I will confirm what all of you long time SS riders already know... what a great twisty back road bike this is. I think it's the most fun bike I've ever ridden and I started riding in 1965-ish.
Thanks for any knowledge shared.
Terry
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