My '83 aspencade is having difficulty dropping into gear. I ca n feel and hear the gear dogs banging into each other as they slide by during a shift. Of course the first step was to tighten up the clutch cable. I even took out the 1/8" of freeplay that is supposed to be at the lever...no improvement. It feels and seems like the synchronizing function is failing. I can double clutch between 1st and second, but that isn't much fun and won't work for 3rd and 4th. If I shift very carefully at 3200 rpm I can get it to go in smooth (snik!) or shift quick at the same instant I pull the clutch in at higher revs (4 to 5.5k rpm). I went looking for another clutch adjustment under the cover, but there isn't one on an '83. Downshifts are perfect and smooth under any condition. Bike has 60k miles on it, I got it at 48k miles. Is problem has been getting slowly worse for the last 5000 miles. I thought it was me at first but not so sure now.
Anybody got a clue as to whats going on? p.s. 10-40 motul or spectro oil change every fall, about 2-3 k miles per year. (I have other bikes to ride about same distance)
Could it be warped plates from pulling a trailer and beating on the clutch to get going uphill from a dead stop?
Clutch does not slip at any gear or speed unless I'm feathering it. I have the tools and experience to pull the clutch and check it, I just don't want to untill other ideas or diagnosis are tried first.
Anybody got a clue as to whats going on? p.s. 10-40 motul or spectro oil change every fall, about 2-3 k miles per year. (I have other bikes to ride about same distance)
Could it be warped plates from pulling a trailer and beating on the clutch to get going uphill from a dead stop?
Clutch does not slip at any gear or speed unless I'm feathering it. I have the tools and experience to pull the clutch and check it, I just don't want to untill other ideas or diagnosis are tried first.