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Old 10-08-2011, 09:51 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Change the oil to a diesel grade of engine oil. Problem solved. Your clutch is slipping because you are using oil with friction reducers and your clutch hates it. Diesel oil doesn't have friction modifiers. You don't need synthetic oil for your motorcycle. It is basically a waste of money.

By now you may have fried your clutch plates. If the oil change doesn't help then get new friction disks. Something like a hundred in parts.

As far as ruining your first bike because they didn't fill the rear axle. It has nothing to do with changing your tire. The tire and final drive are separated by an oil seal. A trip to a salvage yard could have supplied you with a new final drive for a couple hundred.

Belt drive? Don't go there. What happens when your belt shags. Probably you will need 3-400 in parts.
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