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Old November 7th, 2018, 08:35 PM   #12
Triple Jim
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Name: Jim
Location: North Carolina
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Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250

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I read that article when I first got my 250. According to the first sentence:

"There is probably nothing wrong with your clutch. There is seldom any real trouble from clutches on the EX250. They all make noise, even when brand new. 'Normal' is somewhere between barely noticeable and totally annoying. It's a relatively expensive fix, so this is not something everyone needs to run out and do... until it starts to sound like someone is pounding on the motor with a sledgehammer."

It goes on to say:

"To determine if the noise you're hearing is from the clutch basket, start your bike, hold the brakes tight, put it in gear, and with the brakes still applied, let out the clutch until the motor starts to slow (known as 'slipping the clutch'). If your clutch basket has some slop, the drag will pull the bumpers solidly to one side and the noise will temporarily go away.

This issue isn't really a problem unless it gets excessive."

I don't think it's a good idea to get a newcomer to the board with a recently purchased 250 to think he needs to do a lot of work to his bike, just because he said " I'm getting a bit of noise from the transmission.
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