Ceramic Clutch Help Needed

[Setzer]

Would anyone have any idea about a slipping ceramic clutch?

I bought the bike,an 02 1150gs,and was told that there was a ceramic clutch fitted 3k miles ago.However since I have had the bike the clutch has been slipping.

What I was wanting to find out is,

At that mileage the clutch should be fine,so are there any simple things I can do to see if I can cure the slip?

I have read on here that a blown gearbox seal will let oil onto the clutch plate thus destroying it,will a ceramic clutch be destroyed by oil contamination or can it be saved?

Any help would be greatfully appreciated.

Dave..............

 

[(RIP) philgunn]

I thought

Ceramic Clutches were lifetime job , sorry about your bad luck

PG

 

[Backmarker]

My advice is to give Bracken or Touratech a bell. I was going to have one of these fitted a few years ago, but basically got told that it would slip until it was 'bedded in', and bedding in required some pretty serious abuse/heat or something. Can't remember exactly what was required, but certainly it was extreme enough for me to go for an ordinary one instead.

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

Lord God and master of all things metal that moves (Steptoe to the rest of you) said i think there is a spacer you have to remove after so many miles with the ceramic clutch....
maybe that's it

 

[Steptoe]

Thanks Tuned, i'll now take my turn to speak at the table.


Try removing the 1st set of clutch spacers - There should be two sets fitted with a ceramic clutch.

The second set may need removing in about 40K miles ( as a rough guide) .

One other thing to consider - There are a lot of fake ceramic clutches out there. So be careful if buying off ebay.

Good luck on your mission.

 

[Setzer]

Thank you for your replies.

I will have a check for the spacers and see if there are indeed 2 sets.

Is it possible to get access to them by just taking off the starter motor?

Thanks again for the help.

Dave........