Hi all,
After some advice. I serviced my 550 today and did the classic mistake of removing the detent pin instead of the drain plug ( first timer ). I realised and replaced the plug and did not disturb anything else on the bike. With the oil drained, I fitted a new GPI. When testing the GPI output by cycling the gears (engine off still no oil in the box), I noticed that when in gear, and the clutch pulled in, drive is not disengaging.
Any suggestions? Will be back on it tomorrow
Cheers,
Tom
Drive not disengaging
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Drive not disengaging
1974 GT550L
1976 PC50
2017 Ducati SSS
1976 PC50
2017 Ducati SSS
- Alan H
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Re: Drive not disengaging
Put the back brake on & try the starter. Might just be sticky plates.
If the gears cycle ok, then the detent is ok.
If the gears cycle ok, then the detent is ok.
Proof that four strokes are over complicated
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Re: Drive not disengaging
Solved:
Thanks for the response Alan. I managed to get this fixed on Sunday morning after reading quite a few topics with people suffering from the same thing. The clutch plates were stuck together & I ended up having the start the bike and jolt it into 2nd gear to free off. Not ideal, but it worked.
Tom
Thanks for the response Alan. I managed to get this fixed on Sunday morning after reading quite a few topics with people suffering from the same thing. The clutch plates were stuck together & I ended up having the start the bike and jolt it into 2nd gear to free off. Not ideal, but it worked.
Tom
1974 GT550L
1976 PC50
2017 Ducati SSS
1976 PC50
2017 Ducati SSS
- Alan H
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