Double Clutching?
Double Clutching?
Hi everyone,
My name is John but my friends call me Wooly. I recently bought a 2001 Harley-Davidson
XLH Sportster 883 Hugger from my brother-in-law. Bike has 16,000 miles on it and it is in very good shape. Been riding it for two months and I love it. My question is. When the bike is cold, in the morning or when I'm going home after work, "If this is a proper way to describe it" it double clutches while taking off in first gear. It will only do it one time. After that initial time it will be fine. It does it with the choke on or off. I was experimenting thinking maybe the choke had something to do with it. The Trans oil has been replaced so I'm thinking this is not the problem. Any ideas Harley Friends?
My name is John but my friends call me Wooly. I recently bought a 2001 Harley-Davidson
XLH Sportster 883 Hugger from my brother-in-law. Bike has 16,000 miles on it and it is in very good shape. Been riding it for two months and I love it. My question is. When the bike is cold, in the morning or when I'm going home after work, "If this is a proper way to describe it" it double clutches while taking off in first gear. It will only do it one time. After that initial time it will be fine. It does it with the choke on or off. I was experimenting thinking maybe the choke had something to do with it. The Trans oil has been replaced so I'm thinking this is not the problem. Any ideas Harley Friends?
I kinda figured I was using the wrong term, figured it was worth a shot. While taking of in first gear during acceleration it is like I'm pulling the clutch in all the way and letting it out real quick, But I'm not. The bike is doing this. That's the only way I can think to describe it.
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did the bike sit a long time ?
sounds like the clutch plates are sticking .
put in a 1/2 pint of marvel mystery oil in the tranny/primary..
dont overfill , drain a little of the tranny oil first..
that stuff will clean the shaftsplines the clutchplates ride on.
when/if, all is well, drain and refill your primary/tranny
sounds like the clutch plates are sticking .
put in a 1/2 pint of marvel mystery oil in the tranny/primary..
dont overfill , drain a little of the tranny oil first..
that stuff will clean the shaftsplines the clutchplates ride on.
when/if, all is well, drain and refill your primary/tranny