M696 Faulty Clutch. I Think..

[mradoja]

I just installed ASV levers on my M696. Took it out 2 or 3 days, everything fine. This morning went out and the bike has no power in first gear, reving up to 6k and has a fraction of the power, same in 2nd gear. Then after two stops or so, back to normal. did this a couple times today. I checked the fluids/added a tad. also loosened the clutch handle bolt a little in case it was too tight and still having contact when not needed. Took it back out the driveway a couple times and it seems to be back to normal although theres a tad bit of a lag right of the get go ( i think, it may be me just being paranoid). Im a bit nervous to take it out without knowing if that was all that needed to be done. What other problem could it be? Slave valve? Faulty clutch? Any help would be great. Thanks!                 

[Slide Panda]

Have you put the stock lever back on? If not, I'd try that.

The problems started after you made a change - logical process says go back a step.

I'm wondering if you didn't get something a bit wrong on your initial install, and the clutch was slipping just a bit at first as a result. As the miles went on, you basically burned up the clutch due to that slipping. Mind you this is total speculation... but generally, a clutch doesn't give out like that until it's got a lot more miles on it - unless something's been out of adjustment, causing slipping.

[Raux]

Have you put the stock lever back on? If not, I'd try that.

The problems started after you made a change - logical process says go back a step.

I'm wondering if you didn't get something a bit wrong on your initial install, and the clutch was slipping just a bit at first as a result. As the miles went on, you basically burned up the clutch due to that slipping. Mind you this is total speculation... but generally, a clutch doesn't give out like that until it's got a lot more miles on it - unless something's been out of adjustment, causing slipping.

grease your clutch lever.

[Slide Panda]

^ Little white lithium never hurts - if it was binding and not fully returning, it would cause some slipping

[stopintime]

Aftermarket levers often need quite a bit of adjusting. You can read about the procedure here:

 http://www.ducatisuite.com/leverchange.html

Pay attention to the last part at the bottom of the page.

Another possibility.... My picture shows the adjusting bolt. On the other end of that bolt there's a cup-like position for the pin which pushes the piston in. If the pin is not hitting the "cup", the clutch might behave the way you're describing.

+1 on the other suggestions too.