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For those who don't want to look at the gore, allow me to say that this explains why the words chain and saw go together so well  . This chap is never going to be able to give a few really useful hand gestures ever again.
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Yep, these fellows have nailed it. its perfectly normal for the rear wheel to spin with the clutch disengaged in gear, even in neutral to an extent because of a tiny bit of drag in the clutch and transmission. if it does this to the extent that you have to hold the bike in neutral to keep it from moving forward, and shifts hard,you need to inspect your clutch actuator system, and adjust or bleed as applied to your particular bike.
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Alright folks, cheers for the re-assurance, it's a great help to me and the few other up-and-coming back-yard hero mechanic wanna-be's. And the how not to oil your chain part has been duly noted too. Been told that before, but the link drives the point home, poor guy!
Anyway, cheers again, until my next question...
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For those who don't want to look at the gore, allow me to say that this explains why the words chain and saw go together so well  . This chap is never going to be able to give a few really useful hand gestures ever again.
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CHRIST !! I nearly "upchucked" my bagel !! What a f**king idiot....... Although, i've seen a few mechanics do that in workshops i've been in. AND WORSE !!
There is a good saying I heard from an oil rigger:
"Never put your fingers anywhere you wouldn't put your pecker"
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