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1 gear not engaging
2013 SE5 4400 miles When taking off in 1st gear , starting to happen more often, it does not fully engage. There is a noise, sounds like a machine gun, then once the bike starts to move a little it engages and takes off.
Any ideas about what can be happening? Like to have this fixed before we leave for our trip in july.
Last edited by Rawspyder; 06-03-2017 at 06:27 PM.
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And what transmission, manual or auto ??
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Depends....
Could be gears but more likely the clutch. Gears would mean no movement and just grinding clutch is more noises but once engaged you can roll on. Semi auto will be more likely to have this problem the manual you will know because you control the clutch operation.
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It sounds as if clutch failure is imminent. Could be in the clutch hydraulic system but in any case you need to get it addressed before any other damage happens.
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Originally Posted by SpyderAnn01
What year is your RT?
2013 SE5 Helps right LOL
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Originally Posted by rcturner
It sounds as if clutch failure is imminent. Could be in the clutch hydraulic system but in any case you need to get it addressed before any other damage happens.
Would this be something I can fix myself?
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Originally Posted by Chupaca
Could be gears but more likely the clutch. Gears would mean no movement and just grinding clutch is more noises but once engaged you can roll on. Semi auto will be more likely to have this problem the manual you will know because you control the clutch operation.
Thank you. SE5
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Originally Posted by Easy Rider
And what transmission, manual or auto ??
2013 SE5
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Originally Posted by SpyderAnn01
What year is your RT?
2013 SE5
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Originally Posted by Rawspyder
Would this be something I can fix myself?
Probably not unless you have any special tools required and a lot of experience with this type of clutch system.
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[QUOTE=rcturner;1265220]Probably not unless you have any special tools required and a lot of experience with this type of clutch system.[/E]
Ok Thanks for your input. Will keep you posted with what happens next.
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Originally Posted by Rawspyder
2013 SE5 4400 miles When taking off in 1st gear , starting to happen more often, it does not fully engage. There is a noise, sounds like a machine gun, then once the bike starts to move a little it engages and takes off.
Any ideas about what can be happening? Like to have this fixed before we leave for our trip in july.
Today I took my bike for a ride. Had no problem with 1st gear engaging. Ran great. Not sure what to do next. Called my dealer. They never serviced a clutch before. Yikes.
Any thoughts?
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When this happened on my 2012 RT, the dealer reset the TPS. The problem went away. That was 10,000 miles ago.
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Originally Posted by Leatherneck
When this happened on my 2012 RT, the dealer reset the TPS. The problem went away. That was 10,000 miles ago.
Thanks for your suggestion. I will bring the Throttle position sensor issue up with my dealer. Safe riding.
Last edited by Rawspyder; 06-08-2017 at 09:04 AM.
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You may be experiencing a known clutch issue. See this thread and the link to another thread contained in it.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...clutch+shudder
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Did you ever get a satisfactory result re your issues, and what was the problem? After completing a ride recently, my 2011 RSS SE5 has the same issues, and as the nearest Can Am dealer is 950 miles away, I would like to get some idea where to start looking to resolve the problem.
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Just a thought. I always let my SE5 warm up to three bars before putting it in gear. Really doesn't take that long. I'll do a walk around, put my riding gear on while it's warming up. It still clanks when shifting into gear the first time, but never shutters on throttle up. Oh, and I have the new clutch design too. jm2c
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In my case described above, I just returned from a 175 mile ride, pulled into the service station to refuel and the noise appeared when trying to take off.
My bike has only ever seen 3 bars a couple of years ago on a cold winters day, the rest of the time, normal operating is 5 bars.
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Originally Posted by Jeriatric
Just a thought. I always let my SE5 warm up to three bars before putting it in gear. Really doesn't take that long. I'll do a walk around, put my riding gear on while it's warming up. It still clanks when shifting into gear the first time, but never shutters on throttle up. Oh, and I have the new clutch design too. jm2c
I have found if I let my idle speed settle down after starting it will go into gear much quieter.
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