New 2004 XB12R owner

[C2H5OH]

Riding to work this morning and shifting started going south in the span of 30 minutes. Had trouble shifting into neutral. Eventually, when I came to a stop, I would have the clutch pulled all the way in and I would have to use the brake from pulling forward and giving it throttle to keep from stalling. At this point the clutch lever had a ton of slack before it would catch. I stopped at a gas station and used the adjuster to take up the slack. Everything was fine for about two blocks and all the slack came back. I parked it and had it towed. There was no fraying of the cable at the lever and the adjuster was very tight. What could be the problem?

 

[C2H5OH]

Could this be the problem? http://www.buellxb.com/forum/showth...rimary-cover-found-peices-of-cover-behind-adj

 

[Chicknstripn]

^^^^ I think that's exactly what's wrong!
Pull your inspection/fill cover and let us know what you discover.

 

[C2H5OH]

Turned out to be the throwout bearing.

 

[Chicknstripn]

Can you elaborate on how you determined it was the throw out bearing?
I ask for the sake of those that may stumble upon this thread looking for answers to a similar issue

 

[C2H5OH]

I took it to a shop because I've only had Hondas and Suzukis and only know how to work on them. I replied with the issue just in case people search for the problem I had and it may help them.

 

[Cooter]

Thanks:up: