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[quote author=Tfrank59 link=topic=47015.msg105011#msg105011 date=1497889166]
I'm having trouble understanding your problem. Lull to me means hesitation. slippage is something different. If there's a hesitation in your engine like throttle response that sounds like carburation. If there's a slippage that sounds like something in the drivetrain maybe your clutch.
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Well I tried my best to explain it which is why I said it felt like a LULL... and that it felt like there was slippage, a slow delay in response from when I pull on the throttle and when the tires accelerate. And yes it started only in 4th to 5th. This lull now includes other gears whenever I upshift from one gear to the next and pull on the throttle... and for the first time and ONLY one time I felt it last night when going up my hill to my house. Once was enough for me to say--"wow, I have a problem" and I put the 800 away.

A hesitation is more abrupt when I hear the term hesitation. This feels more drawn out, like in fact something is slipping, trying but not fully engaging,,,, then engaging.... Hence the term LULL verses the term hesitation.

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Posted by Troll

- June 19, 2017, 12:19:17 PM

When did you last check/adjust your clutch? 800s need this periodic inspection. Have you lubed your clutch cable lately? This is another neglected area that could cause this problem

Posted by Tfrank59

- June 19, 2017, 11:19:26 AM

I'm having trouble understanding your problem. Lull to me means hesitation. slippage is something different. If there's a hesitation in your engine like throttle response that sounds like carburation. If there's a slippage that sounds like something in the drivetrain maybe your clutch.

Posted by Zoar

- June 19, 2017, 09:58:31 AM

I have developed an "issue" with my beloved 2002 800 Drifter.

The best way I can describe this is there is a LULL or a feeling like things are slipping when I UP shift and accelerate (re-apply the throttle).

It seems to happen primarily when I shift and then RE-THROTTLE, there is a lull or a sensation that things are slipping or not be transferred and there is a less throttle going to the wheels. That is why I describe it as a LULL.

At first I only noticed this just occasionally (about 200 miles ago) when I would shift into higher gear, like 4 to 5 and applied the throttle. And I barely noticed it. So at first it was so slight I thought it was my imagination.

However now and say 200 miles later after the first time I thought I detected some LULL, it seems like it happens now when I up shift to any gear and re-throttle, even when I am starting to climb a hill and apply more throttle. This just became "bad" last night. I took her out for a spin and I noticed this LULLING much more pervasive and when I climbed a hill it even did it when it never did do that before last night.

I know the transmission oil and engine oil are the same. I checked the level and it is FINE. (It may be time to change the oil but the level is fine and there is no sudden consumption of oil.

Is this a clutch issue, a carb issue, a transmission issue, an oil issue?

It also feels like I have lost some POWER, some quickness.

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