04-18-2023, 04:27 PM
For the first time since I got the CB1100 EX in 2014 I have a problem with it, and I wanted to check here in case somebody has experienced something similar.
The other week as I was bringing the bike out for the first ride this spring (the salt has finally washed away from the roads and the sun was shining). Everything looked perfect, but as I pressed the clutch before starting the bike I thought the clutch felt very light. My first impression was that the Honda's clutch is just lighter than my Triumph Scrambler that I have been riding through winter.
I hit the starter and the engine, as is customary, immediately sprung to life. It felt great to hear that 4-in-line rumble again, and I just let it warm up a little bit. However, when I pressed the clutch and put it in first, it lurched forward and stalled. The clutch, it turns out, is not working at all!
So yes, the clutch feels extremely light, like there is really no resistance at all.
I have checked the hydraulic fluid container, and everything there looks fine, with the level just right and the fluid still nice and clean. So the question then is, what could cause this problem, and what would be a possible solution?
If I am not able to resolve it myself, I will have it brought to a Honda mechanic in a week or so to get things sorted so that I can get it back on the road.
The other week as I was bringing the bike out for the first ride this spring (the salt has finally washed away from the roads and the sun was shining). Everything looked perfect, but as I pressed the clutch before starting the bike I thought the clutch felt very light. My first impression was that the Honda's clutch is just lighter than my Triumph Scrambler that I have been riding through winter.
I hit the starter and the engine, as is customary, immediately sprung to life. It felt great to hear that 4-in-line rumble again, and I just let it warm up a little bit. However, when I pressed the clutch and put it in first, it lurched forward and stalled. The clutch, it turns out, is not working at all!
So yes, the clutch feels extremely light, like there is really no resistance at all.
I have checked the hydraulic fluid container, and everything there looks fine, with the level just right and the fluid still nice and clean. So the question then is, what could cause this problem, and what would be a possible solution?
If I am not able to resolve it myself, I will have it brought to a Honda mechanic in a week or so to get things sorted so that I can get it back on the road.