If I adjust the cable so that I can push the bike in gear, then when I start the engine, it will mostly idle OK in gear, but as soon as I drive off, the clutch slips like mad. And when I slacken off the cable to the point where the clutch doesn’t slip anymore, then the bike won’t idle in gear and just stalls. My initial impression is that there is a lot of clutch slip and the bike sounds like a snowmobile with CV transmission – is that how it should feel?. (I’ve got Silkolene 10/40 gear oil in the transmission by the way.)
The clutch lever works fine and the clutch will disengage with the lever pulled in. When I rev the engine with the bike in gear and the clutch lever pulled in the bike will want to creep forward, so it seem that the Dyna Ring is working as per the instructions.
I’ve triple checked the plates are fitted correctly as well. I’m using EBC fibres and the ridge on the steel plates fit OK into the EBC plates.
When I spoke to the Revloc tech line they suggested that I try 4 springs compared to the original set up of 3 Springs. That did not help.
I’m down to 2 springs and it still slips like mad! I realise that there is probably a fine line in the cable adjustment to get the Dyna Ring to work as it should, but I can’t seem to find it. It does seem to need a lot of revs before the clutch feels anything like engaging. Is that how it is with a Dyna Ring?
My riding style may also not help – I’m a sedate rider and I tend to lug the engine rather than rev it. My KDX has also been bored out to 240cc so it would have more torque than a 200.
I guess another phone call to Revloc is called for, but in the meantime does anyone with a E series Dyna Ring have any advice for me? Thanks.
