Penang and Your Clutch
Sorry I missed you guys. I was in Penang April 20 through June 20 and frequent the Mona Lisa in Lebuh Chulia. I am still reading your story and have skipped forward to your Malaysia experience. I will go back and read the rest but I just wanted to offer a bit of advice about your clutch troubles. (BTW I am 71 years young with 53 years of motorcycling in 7 countries so far. Bikes have ranged from 50 - 1000 ccs. Currently I have a Kwaka ER-5 500cc in New Zealand, a Kwaka 125 D-tracker in Thailand and a Yamahammer FZ150i in Malaysia. Saves border hassles!).
Anyway, I read somewhere early in your account that you were using Castrol GTX oil. I believe GTX has a friction modifier that is not suitable for wet clutches. It can cause them to slip and/or jerk intermittently under load. (Personal experience here). I recommend you only use an unmodified oil such as Castrol GP instead.
Just a bit of nonsence from an old fart from the land of Burt Munro and the Worlds Fastest Indian.
Cheers
Ah Boon
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