Hi Guys,
Not being mechanical in any way.. I hope this is not too dumb a question..
Last weekend when we were playing around in Khao Kiew, Chonburi.. We took the KLX / D-Tracker up a steep and very slippery hill.
The D tracker had the KLX rims / tyres and all the necessary bits.. Just before the top the clutch totally went and some locals were nearby to help push the bike up the last part of the hill.. It wouldn't engage at all.. we had to roll the bike down the mountain and then push it out the bush to a house and hitch a ride in a pick-up.
Question is:-
As we tend to put the clutch under more stress with trails, mud, rocks etc.. Do we need to check this and is maintenance required?
Understand this is not easy to do.. So should it be done when taking the bike to Kawa for service (for the non mechanical types like me) or do you just never mind and wait till something happens?
In our case on Sunday.. Lots of spinning wheels in the soft soil, rocks and steep going up.. The engine did over heat and at one stage green radiator water was shooting up like a little fountain out the front.. Then stopped the bike until it cooled down..
Just had me thinking.. As we are putting these bikes under a lot more pressure than standard riding.. Is this something that should be on the maintenance schedule and how often..
Cheers
Brian
Not being mechanical in any way.. I hope this is not too dumb a question..
Last weekend when we were playing around in Khao Kiew, Chonburi.. We took the KLX / D-Tracker up a steep and very slippery hill.
The D tracker had the KLX rims / tyres and all the necessary bits.. Just before the top the clutch totally went and some locals were nearby to help push the bike up the last part of the hill.. It wouldn't engage at all.. we had to roll the bike down the mountain and then push it out the bush to a house and hitch a ride in a pick-up.
Question is:-
As we tend to put the clutch under more stress with trails, mud, rocks etc.. Do we need to check this and is maintenance required?
Understand this is not easy to do.. So should it be done when taking the bike to Kawa for service (for the non mechanical types like me) or do you just never mind and wait till something happens?
In our case on Sunday.. Lots of spinning wheels in the soft soil, rocks and steep going up.. The engine did over heat and at one stage green radiator water was shooting up like a little fountain out the front.. Then stopped the bike until it cooled down..
Just had me thinking.. As we are putting these bikes under a lot more pressure than standard riding.. Is this something that should be on the maintenance schedule and how often..
Cheers
Brian