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hello it been awhile ive owned a ktm group bike currently has 2 hours and im a bit annoyed with the clutch .... use to a yamaha and honda clutch where you can barelly pull it and the clutch dis engages where the ktm i basically need to squish my other fingers to get it to stop engaging basically im stalling the bike in corners beacuse the clutch is dragging is this just because the bike is new or its normal or its a probleme i have
thanks
Try adjusting the lever farther out.
Bleed the line
In my experience, the KTM group bikes suffer from clutch drag more than others, especially when new and/or when the engine is cold and has not warmed up to operating temperature. Bleeding the clutch can help if there's air in the line (I would do this either way to make sure), but my experience is it didn't help much. I currently have 3 2023+ KTM group bikes, and they all suffer from some clutch drag when cold. After getting several hours on the bikes, and with the engine at operating temperature, the drag goes away to a point that I don't notice it.
I'll agree with Mr. Plump (...how did you get that name?). My GG would drag and stall when I put it in gear. I pretty much just accepted it honestly.
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Needs to be flushed and bled properly. Buy a Mityvac hand vacuum bleeder to get it good. Might as well, because you are going to need it around 10 hrs when the brakes go mushy also.
Lol - it came from "Pleasantly Plump" which was supposed to just be a temporary "funny" handle from another group. But you know how that goes, it just stuck and I became "Mr. Plump". But now I should go by "AFKA Plump" since I just lost 60 lbs. and I'm not "Pleasantly Plump" anymore...down to 178 lbs., lol.
I have been bleeding brakes with a syringe, hand pump, reverse bleeding, and so on and still cannot get a firm feel. Is a Pneumatic bleeder going to do anything differently for me at his point?
What kind of hand pump are you using? Like I said, I like the hand vacuum pump. A pneumatic may work well for you. At the end of the day it's all about how you use the tools. Any brake is only going to achieve a certain level of firmness. Maybe your expectation is beyond what your brakes are capable of?
I think its an expectation issue honestly. I'm probably just gonna pick up a ride engineering caliper or a honda master and play around.
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