Hansson

V11 Sport Ballabio '04 with Titanium Factory Race Exhaust System.

Hi KB Thanks for your reply! I think that the fluid is never changed. I will replace clutch fluid to see what happens. There are no signs of leaks. Everything is dry. If it comes in oil into the clutch housing and on the clutch plates, would it not cause the clutch to slip then? Clutch slave cylinder is tight up to the case. The action is a little bit snatchy. I am almost looking forward to disassemble the gearbox and clutch to see how things are with the stuff. Only joking.. Drive season've just started here in Sweden so the problem is badly timed. But after I changed the fluid and it turns out that it has not helped, I must get down to tear the gearbox. Cheers Jörgen

Hi Michael Thanks for your reply. I checked the fly wheel hole but it is completely dry inside. The liquid level in the reservoir has never been lower so there should be no leakage. I wonder how it could be that the bike behaves so that it is impossible to disengage the clutch fully (dragging) because of broken pawl spring? I find it easier to understand that gear switch, or the possibility to engage neutral, is malfunctioning when the return (pawl) spring is dying. Did your bike hade problem with dragging, or do you mean broken pawl spring, when replacing the clutch? I have the factory V11 Sport workshop manual. Jörgen

Have run without problems for about 1000 kilometer with my V11 -04 but now it's maybe an indication of what it, for example,means that staying in Guzzi Swamp;) The clutch will work but it does not disengage completely. It works so much that it is not noticeable ( the fault) when shifting while driving. It is, however, trouble getting out of number one's gear when the bike is stationary with the engine running. It is right on the edge that it would drive (and make it a little sometime) whith released clutch, detached in gear, when stationary. When I search pull mode, it hack / grab a little. The bike has rolled around 16000 kilometers. Have my thoughts on the cause .. Does anyone have experience with similar problems and want to share the experience with me here? I'm not interested in guesses but qualified theories are ok. I want tips on causes before I start tearing apart the bike. Cheers Jörgen, Sweden