748 Clutch
 

My 748s finally got out in the sunshine.
I noticed a lot of unfamilar noises and experinced a lot of clutch slip and juddering when pulling away from a standstill. It seemed to be OK once I got it rolling.
When I got home from a short trip I noticed the fluid in reservoir has gone black.

It's due its last 'in warranty' service at the end of the month. Is any of the above indicative of a large bill coming my way or is it just the sort of thing that should be expected after 6500 miles.

The fluid always goes black. That probably isn't the problem.
The juddering could be either dust build up or a bit of corrosion on the plates due to it being stood for a while.

The clutch fluid going black has been discussed many times - search for any of Shazaam's post on the subject for details.

I had my clutch fluid replaced at the last service and it was going black by the time I rode it home ... 12 miles down the road!