OK group, I have searched the boards extensively and have not come up with a good train of thought on my current clutch problem.
Bear with me while give some back ground on the bike:
I purchased the bike used with 30k on the clock. I had the dead clutch lever and replaced the slave cylinder. Things still did not feel right so I went ahead and rebuilt the master cylinder as well. For the last two weeks and about 500 miles everything has been peachy and I was patting myself on the back for a job well done....
Until today...
On the way back from lunch I had a 80 MPH run on the free way, about 20 minutes or so...temps in the upper 90's. pulled off the free way to get gas, after fill up and restart I pull out and rev the engine a little higher than normal. I'm thinking bad form on my part and continue on my way.
At the next light I let the clutch out and the revs are all over the place... I realize things are not as they should be and go into "get home mode".
I baby things in order not to make matters worse and burn up the clutch. I have it in the back of my mind that the clutch master is not releasing fully. Just getting the bike up the slight incline into the garage is dicey at best.
I went ahead and bled the system again, I did not notice any air release. I did however notice a small fleck of what I think was black paint in the fluid reservoir.
problem sorted? Did this clog up the return flow to the master cylinder?
After the bleed I took the bike out for a road test and all is right with the world again...
Clutch engagement is rock solid without a hint of slippage even under HARD acceleration...
I have some long weekend rides planned and I want to have confidence in the bike again, any suggestions or ops checks that I could perform to firm up my own diagnosis?
If you have read this far THANKS!
John