Clutch lever in, wheel still spins.

 Hi, I have a quick newbie question that I couldn't find by searching
the group. I was in tha garage working on my Honda CX500. I noticed
that when in gear with the clutch lever pulled all the way in (clutch
disengaged) that the back wheel still spins slowly. I can easily stop
it, but when I let go it starts spinning again. Is this normal? I
didn't notice it when riding just when I put it on the center stand. I
guess my question really is: Should the clutch lever totally disengage
the clutch so that the wheel is completely free? Do I need to adjust
my clutch cable? Thanks.

 piratethis@gmail.com wrote:

There's nothing wrong, that behavior is completely normal for a
multi-plate wet clutch, which is the type of clutch the majority
of bikes have.

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 Mark Olson wrote:


The 1970 SL125 motor in my CB100 has a good bit of drag with it.  It is
difficult to put into neutral, without carefully slipping the clutch.  The
1971 CB100 motor exhibited the same.  I haven't tried it with Honda's
later pushrod motors.

The Savage slips out of gear very easy.  I imagine that the type of
lubricant, construction of the clutch material and number of discs affect
the amount of unclutched drag.

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HPT
Riding since 1979. Current stable:
1987 Suzuki LS650 Savage
1971 Honda CB100

 

I've just got mine back on the road! 1974 model.



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