An excellent video that I’m sure will educate and help many Himalayan owners as our bikes gather the miles. Many thanks for taking the time to post it.
I’ve had awful problems with my clutch, has completely ruined my first year of ownership and it’s still in the garage waiting for parts, has been there for 7 weeks, and this is the third time!! Has been months and months of non use. The garage have been saying this never happens and my warranty won’t cover it. However your video gives me hope, yes I will have to pay but Im hoping it will now get sorted. I suspected it had been over adjusted, to cut a long story short, it’s knocked my confidence in owning the himmie but I’m hoping I was just unlucky, I want to use the bike to travel extensively and now I’ve seen a few of your videos I’m feeling more confident. Thank you 👏🏴🙏
Oh dear that sounds like a nightmare mate. Hopefully you get it sorted out soon. Clutch issues are rare but not impossible. The good news is once its fixed properly its fixed for a long time. Good luck with it 👍
brill vid and very informative for peeps like me in the UK who dont want to ride for 100+ miles to their nearest dealer and want to service/repair the Himalayan themselves👍 last time i changed a clutch on a bike was on a bought used 6 yrs old bike a 1983 GSX1100ET with 18k miles on the clock in 1989 as a 22 year old..i was out of my league, no internet , UA-cam vids or smart phones to take pics on as a reference, it was all done via memory when taken apart. I got it changed and it was absolutely fine with no probs..I was just lucky i remembered how i took it apart 🤣 nice to see how to change the clutch plates and to see what you have to do with engine case removal etc on the Himmy👍😁
Thanks David aye they were the days eh. Hard to remember a world without tinternet lol. Certainly makes things easier. Aye that the purpose of these videos to be honest to help people. I could just drop the bike off at the garage but then where's the fun in that? And Iv learned alot about the bike by doing it myself 👍
@@WeeJaunt exactly m8 👍 I have to do the valve clearances soon..never done it in my life before, but i will still do it right, god bless the internet 🤣 ride safe, have fun and keep the Scottish history lessons coming..love it! 😁 hope i catch up with you at Holywood Dumfries sometime when i am visiting for a coffee, a crack with Gordon or putting my 22 Interceptor for a service 😀
As always your Motorcycle service videos are crystal clear and to the point. I like your approach and your explanation to details and your clear demonstration of what you are doing. This makes it easier for anyone to replace the clutch on their Himalayan or any Motorcycle! You are also confirming by your Motorcycle Service videos, just how easy and practical it is to maintain your Motorcycle and for any young budding Motorcycle Home Mechanic, this has got to be a big plus!! Just keep posting your videos in the manner you do. Another excellent video on the Himalayan, very well done. Thank you.
Thanks John I really appreciate your feedback mate. Aye hopefully someone will find these kinds of videos useful. As you say it's not too difficult just need to be methodical eh.. Cheers mate 👍
I am not mechanically inclined at all, but I found that quite satisfying. Interesting to see all the 'bits' and have an understanding how the clutch on my own bikes work. 😊
I hope you don't mind me using the jaunt moniker in my name. I plan to do some videos at some point on the visa for Australia process. In the meantime it has been taking so long that I bought a Hymalayan at the weekend. It will be delivered on Wednesday. I won't need any manuals, you have done a good enough job with your videos.
Haha not at all Jack I love it Jaunt on mate and anyway the word belongs to Scotland. Thanks for the compliment and I hope you like the himmi they are good wee bikes 👍
Thank you - this gives me hope for my 2021 that's been intermittently shuddering/clunking from stops or during low-speed maneuvering as when you're feathering the clutch. Cable adjustment affects-but-doesn't-cure it, and my wife's identical bike has never done it while mine has done it consistently, off and on, since day one.
I get the notion you like taking it to bits. I've just put on RE pannier rails. Took me three hours, mostly because can't work upside down for more than a couple of minutes. Came with a longer bracket for the rear light, which put it further back. Go well.
I was woundering what size bolts with nuts you used to hold down the pressure plate. I'm going to be doing my clutch this winter and I want to get everything in place for the job. Love your videos Thanks from Canada.
Fantastic, I loved your video. I saved your video for reference, thanks for sharing your knowledge. I'm from Brazil, I'm very interested in buying a Royal Enfield Himalayan
Hey, great tutorial. About the last friction disk going rotated related to the other 5.... I actually meshed it up because I put them all in line, therefore... I had no clucht at all😅 I reasamble it all again, and now clutch works. But adjusting it, it keeps having slipery clutch (you accelerate hard, and the motorbike revs up but does not really accelerate). If I tense the clutch cable too much, i get slippery clutch, if i loosen it too much, I cannot really change gears... Any clue? Thanks!
Where in the stack were the uneven plates located? I'd assume the ones closer to the spring may be likely to encounter more force than those closer to the engine but I could be completely wrong, looks like a huge difference though either way.
Cheers Charlie. It's about 3mil but am keeping an eye on it due to the upgraded springs it's feeling a bit tighter than I'm used to. I did a video on clutch adjustment a while back. 👇ua-cam.com/video/aTdclcTSkvA/v-deo.html
Is the locking tool you used the " Motorcycle/Bike Clutch Flywheel Universal Pulley Sprocket Holder Tool AT637" sold by Tools 2 U Direct SW on Amazon? I ask as there is such a wide variation of prices for very similar tools on offer.
Leave the clutch bolts in, copper penny in the teeth, crack centre loose. The penny forms to the teeth and wont damage them. It was the factory method on the xl and xr Honda bikes in the 80's. These are built the same. Always soak plates for an hour. Put them together dry and you will regret it. Drag and heaps of wear will result on first use.
Great hack. I hadn't thought of using a softer metal to jam in the teeth. Brilliant ! I'm going to try it once I get the bastad cover off. No amount of prying at the points top left and bottom right will free it off enough to lift off
Oil soaks into the friction material, light smear on the steels so they don't cause the contact surface to dry out on assembly. Once the bikes started and clutch used, oils thrown everywhere. Its that first use when the clutch has to free up thats important, otherwise you head off down the road as soon as you put it into gear whether clutch is in or out. Ask any pre unit bike owner about clutch drag on first start of the day.
Another great video mate It's always good to be able to make some repairs yourself Tell me have you also purchased the back protector for your revit SAND 4 jacket ?
I noticed the hickcocks kit has less plates than the R.E one. Is there something you need to do to compensate for that or does it just go in like the original like you installed here? Im about to do a cutch replacement on my bike. Thank you for making these videos (im new to motorcycles) we basically have the same bike just different paint
I thought it had a cpl extra plates. it's possible to just buy friction plates etc so it might be something like that. The principal is exactly the same just take your time changing the clutch and up be fine take a note of where everything goes. if you get clutch drag or whatever you will know that something isn't quite right so be prepared to take it out and start again lol
I just got my parts in but I’m worried I didn’t get the correct ones. The kit I got from Hitchcock has 2 of the smooth plates and 8 of the ones with the grooves and 6 new springs. I’m worried I don’t have enough plates because the OEM one is 6 and 6 plates. Have you seen a vid with the hitchcock kit? I appreciate your help, thanks!
Hi I'm not sure if there are aftermarket plates for the Himalayan clutch or if other plates will fit. Its worth checking himalayan forums or join some of the Himalayan Facebook groups.. There are many and ask there. 👍 Thanks for watching mate
Si seria muy importante poder averiguar, si otros discos de otra marca le sirven, teniendo en cuenta que no siempre existen disponibles repuestos para esa moto. Y eso le complica mucho, es importante seguir investigando, muchas gracias .
hey mr jaunt ;-) thanks for the great video. My clutch plates were busted and burned, and the basket got a little scratched up but not terrible. So, I've swapped out my plates but now the clutch won't engage. When I put it in first the bike jerks forward and stalls. Any adjustments to the cable result in only a change in tension at the lever, but not at the clutch. Any idea what the issue might be?
It sounds like the one or more clutch plates might be dry. Did you put friction plates in oil before install? I would drain the new oil into a clean container to reuse. Take the plates back out soak them in oil for an hour then be 100% sure they are reinstalled in the right order. It's unlikely to be a big problem assuming everything is well oiled and installed correctly. The basket on my bike was notched very slightly like yours and no problems. If its badly notched then it can cause clutch drag 👍 good luck with it mate.
@@WeeJaunt I did soak the friction plates for over an hour but it's always possible the plates were placed in the wrong order. I figured I would have to break the case open again, but wanted to make sure. Thank you for the confirmation! You will help a lot of people with this video when all is said and done!
@@WeeJaunt RE springs and plates. My first go round, so I wasn't going to do anything out of the ordinary. The new ones were significantly tighter than what I replaced, much like the Hitchcock's you demonstrated.
@@maddogandystar Yes for sure the RE springs will be fine 👍 definitely won't cause an issue. The only reason I asked is if you used much stronger springs from a different manufacturer could cause the clutch to drag.
Tps on Himalayan? This bike is one year old 13000 miles. But the clutch was adjusted too tight from purchase so overheated and caused me a problem not long after I bought it. Now the clutch started slipping so I decided to just replace it.
Hey i got 3 years and 13000 miles on my Himalayan used daily rain or black ice and shine my TPS is on its way out and i am lead to believe i must buy a complete throttle body . Help !
Yes mate it's not good. The clutch was adjusted too tight when I bought the bike and very quickly overheated making the bike virtually un-rideable off course I had re pick it up. Tbh it's only been a matter of time till I had to get it replaced. Thanks for watching 👍
An excellent video that I’m sure will educate and help many Himalayan owners as our bikes gather the miles. Many thanks for taking the time to post it.
Thanks Nev aye hopefully useful to somebody someday mate 👍
I’ve had awful problems with my clutch, has completely ruined my first year of ownership and it’s still in the garage waiting for parts, has been there for 7 weeks, and this is the third time!! Has been months and months of non use. The garage have been saying this never happens and my warranty won’t cover it. However your video gives me hope, yes I will have to pay but Im hoping it will now get sorted. I suspected it had been over adjusted, to cut a long story short, it’s knocked my confidence in owning the himmie but I’m hoping I was just unlucky, I want to use the bike to travel extensively and now I’ve seen a few of your videos I’m feeling more confident. Thank you 👏🏴🙏
Oh dear that sounds like a nightmare mate. Hopefully you get it sorted out soon. Clutch issues are rare but not impossible. The good news is once its fixed properly its fixed for a long time. Good luck with it 👍
brill vid and very informative for peeps like me in the UK who dont want to ride for 100+ miles to their nearest dealer and want to service/repair the Himalayan themselves👍
last time i changed a clutch on a bike was on a bought used 6 yrs old bike a 1983 GSX1100ET with 18k miles on the clock in 1989 as a 22 year old..i was out of my league, no internet , UA-cam vids or smart phones to take pics on as a reference, it was all done via memory when taken apart. I got it changed and it was absolutely fine with no probs..I was just lucky i remembered how i took it apart
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nice to see how to change the clutch plates and to see what you have to do with engine case removal etc on the Himmy👍😁
Thanks David aye they were the days eh. Hard to remember a world without tinternet lol. Certainly makes things easier. Aye that the purpose of these videos to be honest to help people. I could just drop the bike off at the garage but then where's the fun in that? And Iv learned alot about the bike by doing it myself 👍
@@WeeJaunt exactly m8 👍 I have to do the valve clearances soon..never done it in my life before, but i will still do it right, god bless the internet 🤣
ride safe, have fun and keep the Scottish history lessons coming..love it! 😁
hope i catch up with you at Holywood Dumfries sometime when i am visiting for a coffee, a crack with Gordon or putting my 22 Interceptor for a service 😀
As always your Motorcycle service videos are crystal clear and to the point. I like your approach and your explanation to details and your clear demonstration of what you are doing. This makes it easier for anyone to replace the clutch on their Himalayan or any Motorcycle! You are also confirming by your Motorcycle Service videos, just how easy and practical it is to maintain your Motorcycle and for any young budding Motorcycle Home Mechanic, this has got to be a big plus!! Just keep posting your videos in the manner you do. Another excellent video on the Himalayan, very well done. Thank you.
Thanks John I really appreciate your feedback mate. Aye hopefully someone will find these kinds of videos useful. As you say it's not too difficult just need to be methodical eh.. Cheers mate 👍
I am not mechanically inclined at all, but I found that quite satisfying. Interesting to see all the 'bits' and have an understanding how the clutch on my own bikes work. 😊
Thanks Samm I'm just glad to be back on the road. Thanks again for watching 👍
Great clear instructions, and all done outdoors 😊
I hope you don't mind me using the jaunt moniker in my name. I plan to do some videos at some point on the visa for Australia process. In the meantime it has been taking so long that I bought a Hymalayan at the weekend. It will be delivered on Wednesday. I won't need any manuals, you have done a good enough job with your videos.
Haha not at all Jack I love it Jaunt on mate and anyway the word belongs to Scotland. Thanks for the compliment and I hope you like the himmi they are good wee bikes 👍
Good Job. Well filmed and well explained. With a little "Speedy Gonzales" at the end!
Thanks David aye feels good to get it back on the road lol 👍
Thank you - this gives me hope for my 2021 that's been intermittently shuddering/clunking from stops or during low-speed maneuvering as when you're feathering the clutch. Cable adjustment affects-but-doesn't-cure it, and my wife's identical bike has never done it while mine has done it consistently, off and on, since day one.
My 21 has done this since day one as well. I have it on my lift now to do the clutch.
I get the notion you like taking it to bits. I've just put on RE pannier rails. Took me three hours, mostly because can't work upside down for more than a couple of minutes. Came with a longer bracket for the rear light, which put it further back. Go well.
Aye Tom I don't like it when things break but I get alot of satisfaction out of fixing the problem. Good job on the panniers mate 👍
Hey that was too good, and nice detailed work.
Thanks, just finished doing mine, thanks to you.
Glad your clutch issue is sorted
Thanks Victoria me too. Great to get back on the road and maybe now I can put out some Scottish tour videos again 👍
I was woundering what size bolts with nuts you used to hold down the pressure plate. I'm going to be doing my clutch this winter and I want to get everything in place for the job. Love your videos Thanks from Canada.
Fantastic, I loved your video.
I saved your video for reference, thanks for sharing your knowledge. I'm from Brazil, I'm very interested in buying a Royal Enfield Himalayan
Thanks my friend for watching. I hope you get your Himalayan. With luck you won't need to change the clutch.
Hey, great tutorial. About the last friction disk going rotated related to the other 5.... I actually meshed it up because I put them all in line, therefore... I had no clucht at all😅
I reasamble it all again, and now clutch works. But adjusting it, it keeps having slipery clutch (you accelerate hard, and the motorbike revs up but does not really accelerate).
If I tense the clutch cable too much, i get slippery clutch, if i loosen it too much, I cannot really change gears...
Any clue?
Thanks!
Where in the stack were the uneven plates located? I'd assume the ones closer to the spring may be likely to encounter more force than those closer to the engine but I could be completely wrong, looks like a huge difference though either way.
Great job Sir, thank you
great video as usual, just wondered how much clearance you gave the clutch activation lever ?
Cheers Charlie. It's about 3mil but am keeping an eye on it due to the upgraded springs it's feeling a bit tighter than I'm used to. I did a video on clutch adjustment a while back. 👇ua-cam.com/video/aTdclcTSkvA/v-deo.html
Is this 26mm socket for centre nut... other vids say 27 mm ?
Another great video well explained. Loved the woo haa at the end
Thanks John aye its nice to get back on the road it's running like a new bike 👍
Great vid, did you ever find out what caused the uneven ware??
Is the locking tool you used the " Motorcycle/Bike Clutch Flywheel Universal Pulley Sprocket Holder Tool AT637" sold by Tools 2 U Direct SW on Amazon? I ask as there is such a wide variation of prices for very similar tools on offer.
thank you very much
Leave the clutch bolts in, copper penny in the teeth, crack centre loose. The penny forms to the teeth and wont damage them. It was the factory method on the xl and xr Honda bikes in the 80's. These are built the same. Always soak plates for an hour. Put them together dry and you will regret it. Drag and heaps of wear will result on first use.
Great advice thanks mate
Great hack. I hadn't thought of using a softer metal to jam in the teeth. Brilliant ! I'm going to try it once I get the bastad cover off. No amount of prying at the points top left and bottom right will free it off enough to lift off
I must have missed something at tech cless, when did oil start to soak in to steel ? Im refuring to soaking clutch plates. A really good video 👍
Oil soaks into the friction material, light smear on the steels so they don't cause the contact surface to dry out on assembly. Once the bikes started and clutch used, oils thrown everywhere. Its that first use when the clutch has to free up thats important, otherwise you head off down the road as soon as you put it into gear whether clutch is in or out. Ask any pre unit bike owner about clutch drag on first start of the day.
Another great video mate
It's always good to be able to make some repairs yourself
Tell me have you also purchased the back protector for your revit SAND 4 jacket ?
Thanks Troy. Yes I did mate its a fair few quid for what it is tho. You can alternatives in just need to measure it 👍
Q.. How many miles on your bike when you had to replace these clutch parts???
great video thanks again ,,
Thanks Jeff appreciated mate and thanks for watching 👍
I noticed the hickcocks kit has less plates than the R.E one. Is there something you need to do to compensate for that or does it just go in like the original like you installed here? Im about to do a cutch replacement on my bike. Thank you for making these videos (im new to motorcycles) we basically have the same bike just different paint
I thought it had a cpl extra plates. it's possible to just buy friction plates etc so it might be something like that. The principal is exactly the same just take your time changing the clutch and up be fine take a note of where everything goes. if you get clutch drag or whatever you will know that something isn't quite right so be prepared to take it out and start again lol
I just got my parts in but I’m worried I didn’t get the correct ones. The kit I got from Hitchcock has 2 of the smooth plates and 8 of the ones with the grooves and 6 new springs. I’m worried I don’t have enough plates because the OEM one is 6 and 6 plates. Have you seen a vid with the hitchcock kit? I appreciate your help, thanks!
Los discos de cluch de que otra motocicleta le sirven además de los originales
Hi I'm not sure if there are aftermarket plates for the Himalayan clutch or if other plates will fit. Its worth checking himalayan forums or join some of the Himalayan Facebook groups.. There are many and ask there. 👍 Thanks for watching mate
Si seria muy importante poder averiguar, si otros discos de otra marca le sirven, teniendo en cuenta que no siempre existen disponibles repuestos para esa moto. Y eso le complica mucho, es importante seguir investigando, muchas gracias .
@@gregory94ful I agree. I had to order from India because its not easy to get 👍
hey mr jaunt ;-) thanks for the great video. My clutch plates were busted and burned, and the basket got a little scratched up but not terrible. So, I've swapped out my plates but now the clutch won't engage. When I put it in first the bike jerks forward and stalls. Any adjustments to the cable result in only a change in tension at the lever, but not at the clutch. Any idea what the issue might be?
It sounds like the one or more clutch plates might be dry. Did you put friction plates in oil before install? I would drain the new oil into a clean container to reuse. Take the plates back out soak them in oil for an hour then be 100% sure they are reinstalled in the right order. It's unlikely to be a big problem assuming everything is well oiled and installed correctly. The basket on my bike was notched very slightly like yours and no problems. If its badly notched then it can cause clutch drag 👍 good luck with it mate.
@@WeeJaunt I did soak the friction plates for over an hour but it's always possible the plates were placed in the wrong order. I figured I would have to break the case open again, but wanted to make sure. Thank you for the confirmation! You will help a lot of people with this video when all is said and done!
@@maddogandystar good luck with it mate. Out of interest did you use Royal Enfield springs or something else?
@@WeeJaunt RE springs and plates. My first go round, so I wasn't going to do anything out of the ordinary. The new ones were significantly tighter than what I replaced, much like the Hitchcock's you demonstrated.
@@maddogandystar Yes for sure the RE springs will be fine 👍 definitely won't cause an issue. The only reason I asked is if you used much stronger springs from a different manufacturer could cause the clutch to drag.
hey man i got no clutches problem but my TPS is giving me a headache ! At what mileage and age of the bike are you having issues ?
Tps on Himalayan? This bike is one year old 13000 miles. But the clutch was adjusted too tight from purchase so overheated and caused me a problem not long after I bought it. Now the clutch started slipping so I decided to just replace it.
Hey i got 3 years and 13000 miles on my Himalayan used daily rain or black ice and shine my TPS is on its way out and i am lead to believe i must buy a complete throttle body . Help !
@@WeeJaunt Throttle position sensor !
Is it 12k miles on your clock? If so, that's pretty fast for the clutch to go bad...
Yes mate it's not good. The clutch was adjusted too tight when I bought the bike and very quickly overheated making the bike virtually un-rideable off course I had re pick it up. Tbh it's only been a matter of time till I had to get it replaced. Thanks for watching 👍
Nice👍
Thanks Gerry appreciated mate 👍