Clutch and other stuff

[m25gser]

Have had my 04 12gs for 3 weeks and have racked up 1,800 wet miles. Not my first BM (or GS) so no surprise to me that it uses a bit of oil and the engine's lumpy. But there are a couple of techy glitches I thought I''d check out on the forum.

-- The clutch biting point is in the last 10% of the lever travel. Its not obviously slipping nor is it fouling the hand guard. The lever is set to its maximum reach.
Its not causing a problem excect that slow filtering is a pain. Is there any adjustment to be had?

-- At 4000 rpm on constant throttle the engine feels pretty flat, gas it and the problem goes. Is this normal? Will a 'Y' piece sort this?

-- And are the servo assisted brakes supposed to make that buzzing sound?????? (Previous GS was 1150 with plywood brakes)

Thanks in advance.....
M

 

[Geordie Steve]

The buzzing/whining sound from the brake servos is perfectly normal.

Not sure about clutch adjustment (mine never seemed to need it, so I guess mine bites earlier than yours) and I can't say mine feels flat at 4000 RPM (or anywhere else for that matter) on the standard exhaust set-up, but let's see what other tossers have got to say...

 

[terayon]

Clutch lever is probably due to too much fluid in the reservoir. With normal clutch wear the fluid rises in the reservoir and will need to be syringed out a little. Take the cap off (push the 2 clips in under the cap and twist) and you should have a little gap between the fluid and the diaphragm.
As for the others, when was it given a damn good service, with valves and throttle bodies sync'd and TPS reset

 

[m25gser]

thanks both.

will syringe out some of the fluid and see if that makes a difference

m

 

[rick]

If you take too much fluid out, don't put brake fluid back in. On the 12GS brake fluid is not clutch fluid if that makes sense.

Rick