Africa Twin - Clutch feeling slippy on bumpy roads
Hi everyone,
I have a feeling my clutch is slipping sligjhtly on bumpy roads.
Now I wonder what that could be.
* It has some milage on it (90.000) but I've read before the clutch should easily last longer. What are your clutch lifetime experiences
* It has freeplay so the clutch is definitly closed
* Strange thing is, I have a feeling it started with changing the tires from "road enduro" to Heidenau K-60 Scout with a bit more profile.
* I ran a bit too much Oil for about 500-700km since I checked the level with oil not set properly yet (no stupid comments on this  ) but I equaled the level afterwards - still its more at the top rather than the bottom level at the moment
* front sprocket/chain looks like brand new as well - and it should, it only has 6000km on it or so
I have a bad feeling it could be the clutch or the clutch springs but since I do not have too much experience with that I would like to ask for some additional comments...especially since I just started my trip from Germany to Australia (in Turkey at the moment).
If it is a first sign of clutch failure, how long do you think it will last from now. Im crossing to Iran next week, then I'll take a ship from Dubai to NZ. I prefer fixing it in NZ which would be additional 4-5k more km because the season in Iran slips away and it would probably take me 1-2 weeks getting parts and changing them.
Best Regards
Manuel
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