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Clutch Shat itself on the "NEW" Z !!!
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 8:35 pm
by Possum
Hey all... just got back from taking BACK my NEW Z (not even a month old and only done just over 2000 kms) !!
Apparently this is a fault ? has anyone else had issues??? also bad knocking noise from the engine .. im not going to know exactly what that is till they open her up tomorrow...
Shit im so pissed!
Poss
Re: Clutch Shat itself on the "NEW" Z !!!
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 8:37 pm
by robracer
Bloody hell Poss you been down at the drags?
seriously ...not good news hope it is a quick fix for you
the knocking noise sounds suss
Re: Clutch Shat itself on the "NEW" Z !!!
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 8:39 pm
by mick_dundee
Yeah less than 2000 k's id be pissed off too!
Re: Clutch Shat itself on the "NEW" Z !!!
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:14 pm
by Possum
I just cant win a trick at the moment... had a feeling something was up.. had a strange need to go overboard with the safety gear.. but all's good for now... sigh...
Re: Clutch Shat itself on the "NEW" Z !!!
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:24 pm
by JetPilot
Hello Possum, bouncing it of the rev limiter and dumping the clutch is not good for the motor or clutch.
I think you ran it in to hard.....
Sorry Poss, I'm just kidding. That's a real let down I know.
Had the same thing happen to me with my OLD FORD BA MKII.
150ks out of the shop and blew a motor then gear box later. True storey.
Mind you I was bouncing it of the rev limiter and dumping the clutch.
Sorry
Re: Clutch Shat itself on the "NEW" Z !!!
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 10:26 pm
by Possum
Im not that rough... honest... well not while not for the first few thousand kms...
The shop confirmed new clutch aparently a production fault - They've had a few with the same trouble, bbut not this early...... small sprocket was loose and caused the chain to whack up underneith the bike when you accelerated...they are also going to run it on synthetic oil and then see if there's anything wrong with the engine.... they hope to hav her back to me on tuesday ....hopefully... sigh
Re: Clutch Shat itself on the "NEW" Z !!!
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 4:23 pm
by drewboy
That sux man, one of the reasons you buy new is to avoid these problems. The upside i suppose is being under warranty. I hope it's all sorted for ya, and you have no further problems.
cheers
Andrew
Re: Clutch Shat itself on the "NEW" Z !!!
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:02 pm
by Possum
This thread has been continued... on Shit Shit Shit the Z's gone BACK