Gear change

alpinerider · Sep 12, 2020

Gents
Just back from Welsh Jolly with another member of this forum
1190 KTM Adventure
During riding bike became increasingly difficult to get into gears on upshift
Started predomanantly for a couple of days where I struggled 4th to 5th and garadually it manafested itself to where on way home sometimes several attempts were required to get up the box from as low as second to 3rd. and so on.
Any advice on where to check first would be appreciated as getting bike into dealer at present is impossible

Thanks
AR

PS : Just oil changed using 10/40 SEmi Synth .

alpinerider · Sep 12, 2020

ok
Seems like I answered my own question re the semi synth
Last oil change was the same however and bike has been fine untill now . ?
Ill just put the full cream in tomorrow and report back
Ta

shifty · Sep 12, 2020

clutch might need bleeding ,,

alpinerider · Sep 12, 2020

shifty said:
clutch might need bleeding ,,

Ok thanks, will do before oil change, but now thinking problem has only arose since I did ol change last week

Rasher · Sep 13, 2020

Might be worth cleaning the clutch Oil Jet as well - when I complained about the rather notchy change on my 1190 the dealer did this, did not make much odds, but they said if they get clogged it can make changes a bit shit....

...But seeing as my 1090 / 1190 and now 1290 have all head a bit of a clunky gearbox I assume "they all do that sir"

RedRick Esq. · Sep 13, 2020

Check the clutch cylinder KTM are famous for their dodgy ones most people end up with oberon

cookie · Sep 13, 2020

10w40 semi synth?

That is not the recommended oil at all :blast

alpinerider · Sep 13, 2020

cookie said:
10w40 semi synth?

That is not the recommended oil at all

No thats correct , however have used previously with no issues.
Fully synth ordered. Its just turned fifty thousand miles so may need a bit of spoiling this time to lubricate the old joints

Von Stolberg · Sep 30, 2020

Clutch slave cylinder for sure...

as has been said previously, Not allowed to call them slaves now,
it's a Clutch 'willing helper' cylinder

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