Loanstar
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Hi all,
So, I just bought a 2009 R3 with 1800km on it. I have since put a little under 2000km on it in the last 4 weeks. Love the bike. LOVE it! My first bike was/is a 79 Yamaha XS750. Talk about an upgrade.
Today, something very sad happened though. All of a sudden, just this morning, I was having an extremely difficult time getting the bike into neutral while stopped with the engine running. If I cut the engine, I could slip it down from 2nd or up from 1st with no problem but if the engine was running, say, at a red light, there was no way I could get it into neutral.
So I got to work and fiddled with the tension on the clutch cable and then something snapped when I squeezed the clutch. Then there was NO tension at all. In inspecting the cable down to the actuator arm, it appears that something has come loose in the clutch box... possibly at the end of the cylinder assembly attached to the actuator arm. How friggen depressing.
The bike is *just* out of warranty by 2 months but the dealership/service shop is going to see if they can get it covered for me by Triumph under good will.
Has anyone run into this before? I'm curious if this sounds like a simple fix or not. It looks to me like it is a huge amount of labor.
I have posted a link below to a video I made showing the problem. I had nothing better to do while waiting for AMA.
Triumph Rocket 3 Slipping Clutch‏ - YouTube
Anyhow, good to meet you all. I've been meaning to introduce myself for a couple of weeks. It is a shame that a problem with my bike prompted it.
So, I just bought a 2009 R3 with 1800km on it. I have since put a little under 2000km on it in the last 4 weeks. Love the bike. LOVE it! My first bike was/is a 79 Yamaha XS750. Talk about an upgrade.
Today, something very sad happened though. All of a sudden, just this morning, I was having an extremely difficult time getting the bike into neutral while stopped with the engine running. If I cut the engine, I could slip it down from 2nd or up from 1st with no problem but if the engine was running, say, at a red light, there was no way I could get it into neutral.
So I got to work and fiddled with the tension on the clutch cable and then something snapped when I squeezed the clutch. Then there was NO tension at all. In inspecting the cable down to the actuator arm, it appears that something has come loose in the clutch box... possibly at the end of the cylinder assembly attached to the actuator arm. How friggen depressing.
The bike is *just* out of warranty by 2 months but the dealership/service shop is going to see if they can get it covered for me by Triumph under good will.
Has anyone run into this before? I'm curious if this sounds like a simple fix or not. It looks to me like it is a huge amount of labor.
I have posted a link below to a video I made showing the problem. I had nothing better to do while waiting for AMA.
Triumph Rocket 3 Slipping Clutch‏ - YouTube
Anyhow, good to meet you all. I've been meaning to introduce myself for a couple of weeks. It is a shame that a problem with my bike prompted it.