Hello
I recently bought a 83 GS550 as a project bike, it's been sitting unused for at least 10 years. It's currently not yet running, but the engine is turning over smoothly by hand.
Unsurprisingly the clutch was stuck (when bike is in gear and I pull on the clutch lever, back wheel still linked to crankshaft). I've verified the clutch linkage actuates the pressure plate correctly. I went on to disassemble the clutch, removing all the plates to check for debris/grooved basket. Nothing significant found.
However the inner hub still seems bonded to the outer basket, even with all the plates removed. With the bike in 1st, when I try to spin the back wheel, it's still connected to the crank, and both the inner hub and outer basket of the clutch spin together, as if they're still bonded.
I don't know if it's related, but the washer behind the main clutch nut is pretty badly mangled, I imagine impact drill wasn't seated properly before it was fastened. Don't know if that's related at all but thought it's worth mentioning, as it's the only thing with the clutch assembly that looks amiss.
I thought it might be related to a faulty side stand switch, but turns out this bike doesn't even have one, and besides this is all happening with the ignition off.
Anyone got any thoughts? Am I missing something stupid?
