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matthewmosse:
I did once try a really cheap semi synthetic oil as it was cheap, and had horrid cluch slip, mostly went after an oil change but took a couple of oil changes to cure completely.  I'm sure I am  running semi synthetic now but it is ok in all my bikes I suspect the specific formulation of that particular oil had some fancy anti slip compund as it was car intended stuff so to bd fair to the oil makers wasn't intended to see a wet clutch. Worth a thought though if you changed oil brands or the makers of the oil possibly messed about with additives.

Rumpelkrankshaft:
Changed the plates for genuine Honda ones some 23000 miles ago-never had any problems with slip despite it being the lightest clutch lever I had ever encountered up to that time!

s7paul:
I did 34000 miles in 2 years on my first CB500, and never experienced clutch slip. I sold the bike with 46000 on the clock.  I've only experienced slippage on my current CB500 when I stupidly put fully synthetic oil in it.  Since I got rid of that, I've had no further slippage, but the clutch has been very grabby - more like an on/off switch.  I read that a cure for this is to fit the friction plates from a CB450, which I did, though only recently, so I haven't yet had chance to fully test it under all conditions.

florence:
The clutch on mine has always slipped a bit and I thought this was just a 'feature'.  It has the same clutch as my CB350 and that was prone to slipping under hard work.  The mad thing is I think it also has more or less the same clutch as the CX500 and that never slipped.

The mileage of this engine is pretty low but it is using the plates which came with it from the factory.

The oil I am using currently is 'Rock Oil Gamma Mineral Motorcycle Oil 10w40' which is, I think, very 'mineral'.

I might start by checking the adjuster and re-adjusting.  If that fails then I will take off the clutch cover and try some heavier springs and new plates. 

It's driving me mad.

Ian DB:
The clutch on my 500 K2 would engage all at once when setting off and also slipped badly when opening up the throttle. I too thought that this was normal especially after reading the article in the brooklands book (Honda CB500 & 550 fours performance portfolio page 74).
However when I replaced the clutch cable which was too long as the bike was a USA import but the previous owner when putting UK handle bars on didnt change the cables, I also striped down the adjuster, cleaned out all the old grease etc and replaced the return spring that had stretched, re greased the adjuster and all now ok. Lets hope it stays that way

Ian

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