I just wanted to run this by all of you and see what anybody thinks. I recently got an 03 954 with just over 7k miles on it. It is perfectly clean and runs great. I took it out today for the first time and it ran perfectly for about 40 min. no problems. I then picked up a passenger and it was running good for about 5 min. I was in traffic doing about 20-30 in 4th or 5th gear and I hit the throttle. It started to spool up but then I felt it slip a little, the engine revved suddenly without the bike speeding up, just for an instant, barely noticeable, I then tried to make it happen again and it happend about 2 more times. I thought maybe the clutch was worn but then I rode another 40 min. with my passenger and it didnt happen again even though I tried to make it. The bike then sat for a couple hours and we rode another 30-40 minutes, again I tried to force it to slip by slowing down, shifting into a high gear and pinning the throttle, it wouldnt, absolutely flawless. It was fine the rest of the way home. Does anybody think that this is a problem? Or just a wierd occurence? If its a problem, whats the problem? And what are repair costs for whatever is wrong? I would much appreciate some input because I just purchased the bike from a dealership and Im pretty sure if theres something wrong I could get a decent deal on the work.
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.. keep riding it and see what happends.. if it gets worse and so on... also sounds like clutch to me.. but wierd with only 7k but anything is possible.. also without a warrently dealerships are a joke on prices... keep us updated

 

I had bought a cr125 for cheap and the guy said the clutch was shot when I took it apart the clutch disc were glazed but the plates looked fine I sanded the plates put it back together and it worked perfect. I would have to say with that low of miles the clutch plates could not be shot unless it this was stunted and abused. If the guy before you slipped the clutch alot you may be able to do the what I did. Just a thought.