Joshua
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So on a trip this fall my wife (2012 T-bird) and I (2005 R3) rode up to Wisc for a weekend getaway. As we traveled around and through Beloit my I killed my rocket 3 times which I had not done once in a very long time. After the last one I was a little more aggressive with my launch and at the next stop light, in 1st gear with the clutch lever pulled all the way in and a fair amount of brake, the bike was pulling me right into the car in front of me. I had to get hard on the brake to get it to stop rolling and it nearly died in the process. I told my wife we needed to pull over and I popped her in neutral while waiting on the green arrow. When I went to put her back in first it was extremely difficult to get it to drop down, we pulled into a parking lot and I began to look at the cable adjustment. It seemed fine so I decided to put around the lot to see how she behaved at low speed. When I started it up again I could NOT get it in gear, so I shut it down, popped it in first and started it up. Upon start up the bike lurched forward and to get it to shift while putting around the lot I had to blip the throttle. I stopped and adjusted the cable out to where it would no longer pull at a stop and it was much easier to shift. So we took off and things seemed fine until I had to pass someone, that's when I revved it past 2700RPM and the clutch completely let loose. Pulled back over and tightened the cable 1 turn and it was back to the way it was when I backed it off. At this point I just wanted to get to where we were going make a phone call and head home, so I got things adjusted to where I felt safe enough to ride. We got to our destination and then I was able to limp her through the 180 mile trip back home, not being able to get the bike above 72mph. I'm assuming I warped one of the plates and I am in need of a new clutch pack but I'm also wondering what all else I need to do with the upgrades to the rocket over the years. The bike is all stock with about 25K on it but I am known to ride this bike a little hard. I see alot of Barnett, MTC, OEM and combos of each being recommended, not sure what direction would be best or what upgrades I should look into. Any input would be great and I will answer any and all questions you guys might have.