My GL1800 had the circlip pop off, thus releasing the oil seal dumping all my engine oil into the clutch assy last summer. The bike had 17k miles on it. Several GL1800 owners have experianced the same thing. One of my riding buddies on the trip down the Blue Ridge Parkway diagonsed the problem right down to the exact part.
It started smoking very white smoke, and as I went to exit the parkway and go though the gears, the clutch then slipped terribly. Within a 100 yards I had no forward movement.
After having the bike towed to a nearby ( 35 miles away ) useless dealer in Wytheville, VA I ended up picking up the bike myself on a trailer and taking it to my dealer who took immediate care of it. It didn't require replacing the clutch or transmission, as I was able to shut it down very quickly. Nor did it even require new O2 sensors. Just new spark plugs, and the replacement of the oil seal and circlip among another dozen other parts.
It started smoking very white smoke, and as I went to exit the parkway and go though the gears, the clutch then slipped terribly. Within a 100 yards I had no forward movement.
After having the bike towed to a nearby ( 35 miles away ) useless dealer in Wytheville, VA I ended up picking up the bike myself on a trailer and taking it to my dealer who took immediate care of it. It didn't require replacing the clutch or transmission, as I was able to shut it down very quickly. Nor did it even require new O2 sensors. Just new spark plugs, and the replacement of the oil seal and circlip among another dozen other parts.
