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Posted by Varooom
 - October 18, 2010, 07:00:37 AM

Guessing: You may have air in your hydraulic clutch system; bleeding it will cure that and, if it's never been done, will help the rubber components inside it live longer.
If automotive oil has been used it could be gumming up your clutch plates and causing sticking after the bike's been sitting overnight.  I recommend Mobil 1 4 cycle synthetic motorcycle specific oil to solve this and it may take a couple of changes, with 5000 miles of running, to get the sticking to subside.
Good luck,
Varooom
PS: I own this year and model myself.

Posted by 1999 Drifter
 - October 18, 2010, 06:55:57 AM

my 99 1500 seems to change gears perfectly when useing the hand sfiter, but when shiftin between 1st and 2 it does't mesh good at all using the foot shifter a little better mesh as I get in to the higher gears
Any thoughts? Is there an adjustment for this?
Mileage is 10,700 miles
Thanks
Tim
99 drifter 1500

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