Ok.. was out in trafic on my vl 1500 trike. it's all intruder. however. while riding through the seaside traffic at southend on off clutch as you do. I found that the tension had gone from the clutch leaver I pulled over had a coffee as you do she had cooled down a little after about 20 mins or so and the clutch tenssion in the lever had regained. no sure what causes this. seens normal for a year 99 model and seems that one remady is to change the clutch fluid for a pro dot 4 with a higher boiling point. Has any body else experianced anything like this before if so do share your woes and victories would be greatful . Cheers Craig

Hi Craig,
Yep,certainly sounds like fade through fluid boiling.A few things can cause this;
1-Insufficient clearance between slave cylinder & clutch actuating mechanism.
2-Binding/sticking pistons in slave or main cylinders.
3-Air/moisture in clutch fluid caused by failure to change fluid at recommended intervals,usually every 2 yrs.

Personally I`d try changing the fluid first,making sure you bleed it out properly & check to make sure the slave cylinder is moving freely as it should.If there`s crap around the pistons it`ll stop them returning to their correct positions allowing constant contact which will cause overheating of the fluid.

ditto what Wraith has said, time to give em some TLC                                                                                                                                                                              

lol all bikes and trikes need a little TLC...LOL (well I think of a few that dont)...!!!