[Ducati] slipping and grinding sound from 1st gear

[mike major]

Mine too, squawks like a Duck.  Moonbeam
   
  
Ronald Betts <ronaldebettsasalc0015 at hotmail.com> wrote: 
  My Barnett kit squawked alot at first and now it does it occasionaly on hard 
to moderate take off. No Problem.



Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
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>From: Alec Moss 
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group 
>To: 
>Subject: Re: [Ducati] slipping and grinding sound from 1st gear
>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:02:32 -0700
>
>My Multistrada has squawked occasionally at takeoff in first gear since
>about 5,000 miles. Now has 18,000 miles, clutch makes a lot of thrashing
>around noises, still squawks occasionally in first and works just fine. 
>I'm
>thinking of replacing the clutch, but won't do so unless it truly seems
>necessary, by either my judgment or my dealer's. I wouldn't worry too much
>about it, but if you don't like it, change it.
>
>Also, are the OEM clutches the only ones we are talking about here? Mine
>are OEM, but maybe the Barnetts and others act differently? Anyone with
>different experiences with non-OEM clutches?
>
>
>Alec
>
>
>On 23/4/07 7:10 PM, "tms1501 at aol.com" wrote:
>
> >
> > I think we have started something here. I have a 2002 900ss and mine
> > does the same every now and then, whether cold or hot. Not all of the
> > time, but occasionally. Interesting. I have asked around, but nobody
> > knows.
> > I have had the bike since new and it was doing it after around 1000km,
> > i have now done 31,000km on the same clutch.
> > Cheers,
> > Tony
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: contingencya at yahoo.com
> > To: ducati at ducati.net
> > Sent: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Ducati] slipping and grinding sound from 1st gear
> >
> > Could you feel it in the handles? Because occasionally i've heard that
> > sound as
> > well. But I don't know what it is. It usually happens when I give too
> > much
> > throttle with the clutch half way out. If any body has any comments it
> > would
> > help a couple of us.
> >
> > Aaron 99 900ss
> >
> > info at shininglightracing.com wrote:
> > A couple of times, when starting off the line from first gear the bike
> > seemed to hesitate. It made a weird sound like dragging a metal desk
> > across the floor. Original clutch had 36K miles on it and the new one
> > has
> > about 9K.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > AL
> > '01 996bp
> >
> >
> > http://www.shininglightracing.com
> >
> >
>
>
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