My M1100S (09) is new to me and as I come to live with it and use it some questions pop up which I'm sure someone else on here has encountered already. 1. Wet or dry clutch? I assumed it has a dry clutch, certainly it looks (from the outside) and sounds exactly like the dry clutch on my 748. However, on checking the owners manual I came across this (and it's definitely the correct book.) before I pull off the cover and potentially have the oil pour out across the garage floor I thought I’d better check. It’s dry, right? 2. Exhaust differential in output. On start up, and when ticking over, regardless of a cold or warm engine, there is a greater exhaust pressure exiting from the LHS exhaust; also the temperature of the exhaust gas is different between left and right, that on the left being hotter. All determined by simply placing my hand at the end of the silencers. Is this due to the exhaust valve? Does the exhaust valve divert the gases through the LHS silencer until such time, at certain engine speeds/loads, it opens up and the gases go through both silencers? What's the point? To get it through emissions testing? 3. Rear brake pedal adjust. The owner's manual states the rear brake pedal can be adjusted up/down by loosening the lock nut and then adjusting the tie rod and re-securing the lock nut. Sounds simple, but how on earth do you get to it? It's in the finest of spaces between the swingarm and the big lump of metal the footrests, front & rear hang off. TIA
@PaulPhillips The 1100evo has a wet clutch, not the 1100S. Maybe you have a crossover or even, a prototype?? Dunno how to adjust the brake, never done it, got rear sets and never use the back brake anyway. Not sure about the differential pressure but I agree that one pipe has more condensation on start up. Maybe due to trapped moisture in the pipe Work?
Both my S4 and S4rs ran with different temperatures at the end cans, never though to question it as they ran well. Can’t answer the brake question.
Both my 1000 and 1100 had wet clutches De-catted both of them, so never noticed the exhaust issue Never adjusted the rear brake pedal, sorry
Hmm, the dry/wet clutch issue is perplexing. I've no experience of wet clutches since 1995 and it sure sounds like the dry clutch on my 748. Lots of noise/rattle at tickover which gets less when the clutch lever is pulled in and the plates therefore separate. I guess there's only one way to find out.
only generalising as never owned one, but a close-up picture of clutch cover from above bike might help confirm:- dry clutch standard normally has a thick-ish rubber gasket, and on studying underneath there are one or two voids in the periphery to act as a drain/breather. Wet version would have a skimpy gasket (or possibly threebond these days?). Also generalising, don't worry about the different temperatures from the two exhaust exits on warm up as if standard, there will be a link pipe between both cylinders so regardless of where exhaust valve sited, shared output won't be "equal" anyway.
Never had anything to do with these bikes but if you want to adjust the length of the brake rod, if you can get at the clevis pin at the knuckle, just unclip it and pull the rod out, adjust it whichever way you want and refit it, it may be a bit of try and error, you must have a bit of play though if its similar to the 748 otherwise you'll have the brake sticking on.
You are right, almost certainly dry Dry makes neutral selection easy when new/set up correctly, wet will always end up 'having a knack' to it.
Thanks @Borgo Panigale , I'm sure mine's dry, despite what the Owner's Manual states. @RickyX here's the pic, looks like my 748 to me, and like the 1000 above.
