ktm 990 gear change

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the_BOBNOB

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KTM 990 Adventure
i know the clutch slave cylinder is a known issue on these bikes but here is my problem

when i start the bike (cold in the morning) neutral to first is as i would expect it - it clunks in but that is normal for all bikes

gear changes 1 to 2 etc up and down is all fine no matter what the temp

but after the bike is hot going from N to 1 (at a robot etc) it is not a single clunk and its in - it is more like a cluk-cluk-cluk-engage

the bike does not creep forward when i have it in 1st standing still - so its not a dragging clutch (at least not so that i can notice it)

now is this

a) need to bleed the clutch slave
b) dont bother and just replace the clutch slave with an oberon cause the oem part will fail sooner or later anyway ???
 
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