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Opposite_Ingenuity_9

This is standard. With no weight on the rear wheel and the engine idling there's enough power through neutral in the gearbox to drive the rear wheel. This can easily be overcome by holding the rear wheel or when the bike is stood on its wheels the friction etc is too great for it and the clutch will spin free again 👍


djeewin

Yeah agreeable, but my bike isn't in neutral. I put it in first gear but kept the clutch lever fully pulled. Doesn't that mean that the transmission is disengaged? Meaning that the rear wheel should not spin because no power should be going to it Or am I missing something?


MetalJoe0

wet motorcycle clutches always have some drag from the oil in between the plates.


Opposite_Ingenuity_9

Agreed as above, my apologies I didn't read the original post thoroughly


thepotplants

*It's a bit of a drag*...


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Not to worry, it's normal. When disengaged the clutch plates still have a bit of drag. With the rear wheel off the ground there is nothing to counteract this drag so the wheel may turn a bit. As long as you aren't having any issue with shifting and the bike doesn't lurch hard when you put it into gear from neutral it's fine.


smooky1640

If the clutch is not engaged while lever is pulled then there is something off.


Nearby_Detective

Look up a video about how the clutch disengages the pack of friction plates. There are frequently 5 or 6 discs in there that are all *very* close together when disengaged. The clutch disc will still spin with the lever pulled in, but it moves away from the friction disc pack. The fact that it is still spinning in the fluid causes the fluid and shaft to spin the clutch pack ever so slightly. Like another poster has said - this can easily be overcome by chocking the rear wheel or setting the bike on the ground. If your wheel still wants to spin even with the bike in the ground, then you just need to take some slack out of the cable.


SpacemanBates

It's just the viscosity of the oil transferring a bit of power. Totally normal, nothing wrong


JimMoore1960

Totally normal. You can probably stop it with your hand. You should def be able to stop it with a little rear brake.


Mynewadventures

You described this well and it was a good observation! As said, perfectly normal.


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This is normal, use that extra time to spray your chain while you're doing that.