Full-time job (editor), part-time job (adjunct professor), graduate school (thesis is due in February), girlfriend and working out (boxing) take up nearly all my time. The rest of the time I spend on this message board trying to get my bike to work right.

I usually get to the point after looking on here that I think, "Yeah, I can figure this thing out!". Then I go to my actual bike and look at it and say, "There's NO WAY I'm ever going to fix this thing."

Royal Purple is a joke if you pay for it. My main oil is castrol syntec that goes is everything I own again free just like the royal purple.

Quote from: burning1 on October 15, 2010, 07:23:46 PM

Quote from: mach1 on October 08, 2010, 09:57:37 PM
well i used royal purple motor oil and had no clutch issues

Not to be a duck about this... But Royal Purple is a bit of a joke in the oil community. Checkout bobistheoilguy.com

Quote from: muchADEW on October 11, 2010, 08:47:25 AM
Really? I'm already experiencing clutch slippage (I assume the pull forward when I first start the bike is from clutch slippage). I used Exxon brand 10w40.

Sour clutch is sticking; that's the opposite of clutch slippage. It could be caused by your oil (a good synthetic will exhibit this problem less than a mineral oil,) or it could be cause by wear to your clutch basket.

Slippage is when you give the bike gas, and the engine revs up without a corresponding speed increase; just as if you were slipping the clutch.

MuchADEW where is a will there is a way. Once you do it you'll be like crap this is easy! And then you'll be helping people the next time. My first time I took pictures of every step I did and took my time and it came out great.

One note it is always nice to have a carb kit on hand. Most places will accept a return as long as it is not opened.

We all have faith in you!