Triumphrat

wiko

hi folks,noticed when cleaning the bike on the stand yesterday that when ticking over in neutral the wheel was spinning, until i pulled in the clutch then it stopped. done 4000 miles this year so i will be doing a oil and filter change soon will this help?

BigStripey

Wiko,

Don't worry about that, that is fairly normal. Not sure what causes it?, perhaps it is just a centrifugal effect from the clutch plates or something?.

Did you try and stop the wheel with your hand or boot?, if so, was there much resistance or did it stop straight away?

I doubt that changing the oil will make any difference......

Robbie / Winger, you are both engineers, do you know what this phenomena is ??

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Big Stripey

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wiko

hi big, i used my hand but it took a little muscle though. i will do oil change and see what happens though. Thanks for the quick reply. :upthumb:

blacktiger

It's oil drag in yer gearbox that does this. Bit like a torque converter in an auto-box.
Nothing to worry about. Does it less when the oil is hot. Makes oiling yer chain easier.

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wiko

Makes oiling yer chain easier.

good tip,means i dont have to hassle the wife to spin the wheel. she said how can i ever thank this blacktiger chappy :-D :-D :-D :wink:

kpresco2

Mine does this as well, when it is cold - but the wheel stops spinning once she gets warm.

As blacktiger said, it's just oil drag, and it certainly does make oiling the chain easier....

Ken

[ This message was edited by: kpresco2 on 2005-07-20 20:09 ]

Spudgun

I think every bike I've had has done this. It's not a problem or a sign of a future defect.

Like everyone says, it makes greasing the chain easier, but I'm an idle bleeder so I've got a Scott-oiler. :hammer:

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