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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 01:37 PM
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Noticed yesterday that the clutch slips a little when I get on it hard... 2002 Deuce, TC88, 5 Speed... No custom mods. Seems to be fine when just tooling around town... Example: Merging into traffic and getting up to slab speed...
 
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 02:16 PM
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Might just need to be adjusted. You didn't say how many miles you've got on the bike or when the last time you did any maintenance. Specifically primary fluid change and clutch cable adjustment.
 
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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About 19K on this bike, Maintenance about 4k ago by the stealer (under Maint contract).
 
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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I would have the dealer check the clutch adjustment.
 
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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Make sure the center bolt in the clutch hub gets proper adjustment. Some people think adjusting the cable is all there is to it.
 
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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Ya, saw that the forum points to a video of that in the maintenance section... thanks for the heads up though... Sounds like adjustment time....
 
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