Dominator clutch

Hi Tony,

My normal starting procedure, prior to actually kicking it to start, is to pull in the clutch and kick it over to free the clutch off. Was the way I was taught too many years ago.

Have/do you do this? 

Works for me on my 650, and as far as I can remember was a normal part of the starting ritual for most Brit bikes.

Regards, 

George 

Clutches can stick  in almost any vehicle . Sometimes putting in gear  holding the clutch in (or down)  and rocking the bike/car  backwards and forwards  against the compression will free it. Worked well with 3 tons of Mercedes,  

It is likely that there is oil on the plates, either from the primary chain lubricant or most likely from the gearbox, via the clutch push rod.

Best option is to dismantle the clutch and clean the plates off so the clutch no longer sticks. After that, during normal use, free the clutch often, even when not starting the bike. I free my 99 Dommi clutch every few days and never have the sticking clutch problem return..... 

Some owners keep a rubber band or similar around the clutch lever when in store.  It depresses the springs a bit...but they are already under pressure anyway so the small extra movement probably makes no difference.

Like others, I sometimes find I need to kick it over with clutch lever pulled in.  It's always worked for me.

Could also be the engine oil seal  allowing oil into the chain case.I had to fit a new one last year and solved the problem. As stated above also applies.

I would take out the level plug and see how much oil comes out.

Drag and slip are typical symptoms, but run the engine a while to spin the oil off the plates.

Otherwise, wash the plates in petrol. E10 is perfect for this.

Good luck..