Small Hands and Clutch question?

Don't laugh but I don't have the biggest of hands.

Went riding today and for some reason when shifting into 2nd gear (only 2nd)I must have partially lost grip on the the clutch lever and it released way too quickly after I selected 2nd and then obviously the bike really jerked forward (when it feels like your hands are ripped of the grips). No grinding or bad noises, it was in gear.

Anyway, not really an issue but I'm wondering if this causes wear or damage to the transmission, cogs, clutch etc?

And also what is actually happening when that happens? Is it the clutch grabbing or the cogs (not very mechanically minded)?



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I'm familiar with Japanese trannys (although only into the 1980's) you don't say what bike your riding. If from the land of the rising sun, you do have cogs. Possibly but highly unlikely you may have slighly added wear to the cogs. I truely doubt it since you had no noise. I spent many many miles speed shifting my old Japanese preformance bikes (no clutch used) and when breaking down the engine/tranny cases I saw little wear and only one little chip in cogs. Of course my last Japanese machine was a modified '81 1100 suzzuki. Other than that,I still doubt any damage done no matter the machine brand. JMO

Thank you. I have a Ducati Scrambler.


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