Hi all - it's been a while since I was on here. Winter and Covid-lockdown means that I've spent this winter in my garage restoring my bikes. I've just finished getting my Guzzi 1000s back up and running, and now that the Guzzi is done I've turned my attention to my badly-behaved 500 Saturno. The clutch is being annoying...in that when I pull in the clutch lever when the bike has sat for a while (anything longer than overnight) the clutch won't disengage. i.e. I can't get the bike into gear without it lurching forward and stalling. I need to rock it backwards and forwards for ages before the plates finally disengage and I can get it into gear. Once it's freed up and the engine is warm it's all good - it's just the first time after a layup that it doesn't free up. My questions are:
Is this a known fault, and if so is there a way to fix it?
If it's not a common problem - any clues as to what it could be? I'm thinking along the lines of warped/broken/worn clutch basket, but that's just a guess. I'm hoping someone might have had a similar problem and could point me in the right direction...
Many thanks in advance!
Andrew.