Maybe I should clarify the 'slipping in 2nd gear' thing. It doesn't come out of gear, and it goes in fined. I can ride around in 2nd but if I hammer on it (and why would I ride at less than full throttle anyways?) it feels like the clutch is slipping. It just seems very odd that the clutch would only slip in second gear, and not first and third as well. I understand that second takes more abuse than the others since you are still have relatively high torque to the wheels, but the tires aren't as apt to slip. Is that possibly the issue, that the clutch is actually junk but my tires aren't hooking up in first so I just don't notice it? Is there a good way to check it out?
What would be a good number of psi to come up with on a compression check?
I'll test that this evening.
Thanks again! |