So how goes it? sorry I'm just a little impatient Ha Ha!
Dan you are probably too busy with life to bother with what I'm about to ask, but... Any chance you could tell the story of what happened at the point you had the stuck thottle (I'm imangining, wide open?) as you were stuck infront of a semi. Not so much for diagnostics (because you have one of the best on the case (MOB)) But just because I've been trying to imagine what actually happened. Not only that but I've always thought of the "wet clutch" as nearly indestructible, so I'd love to hear how you got that one to self destruct. Just curious. thanks!
I have not done much with it except ordered a clutch and new cable bracket.
Here is how this thing happened. There is a peg or something on the outside of the carb that the cable bracket sits on. For some reason this broke on mine a while ago and if you pulled the throttle hard the whole cable bracket assembly would pivot forward and the throttle would stick slightly. I tried to JB weld that piece back on the carb, but the only way I can see fixing it is replacing the carbs. The piece that broke off is part of the carb body, so it can't just be replaced. I fashioned some wire on the throttle bracket that anchored it to the frame and kept it from rotating forward.
So, last week I was heading to work and decided to pass a semi hauling two dump trailers full of dirt. It was a two lane road and the truck way just starting from a 4 way stop so it was going slow. I was passing and when I was almost passed I realized that the car coming toward me was going way over the speed limit. I pulled the throttle as hard as I could. Then the wires keeping the throttle cable assembly broke and the throttle was stuck on full. I was in 4th gear and the bike was taking off like a rocket. I tried to unstick it, but it would not come. I was now in front of the semi and there was a drainage ditch on the side of the road and I could not pull over. I pulled in the clutch while trying to unstick the throttle. I then had to let the clutch out and pull in back in when I started going too fast. I went about a half a mile like this until there was a dirt road that I could pull off on. By this time smoke was flowing out of the clutch side of the engine. I shut it off and then got the cables unstuck. The whole bracket on the carbs is destroyed from me trying to unstick it on the road.
These clutches should be indestructible, was they were not set up for the abuse that I gave. I hope that clears things up.
Will pull the carbs this weekend and see what can be done. Also will probably put the clutch in this weekend.