Put my bmw k 1200 lt into reverse today and it started to move without me pressing the starter button. then when the bike was in forward gear it cut out at a set of trafic lights...any suggestions? th

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The clutch slave can be difficult to bleed. It sounds like you have air in there. I'd bleed it, and zip tie the lever to the grip overnight. That will allow air to return to the master. Another issue could be sticky plates in the clutch pack. Does the bike get ridden infrequently?

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The clutch slave can be difficult to bleed. It sounds like you have air in there. I'd bleed it, and zip tie the lever to the grip overnight. That will allow air to return to the master. Another issue could be sticky plates in the clutch pack. Does the bike get ridden infrequently?

SOURCE: tough start

The clutch slave can be difficult to bleed. It sounds like you have air in there. I'd bleed it, and zip tie the lever to the grip overnight. That will allow air to return to the master. Another issue could be sticky plates in the clutch pack. Does the bike get ridden infrequently?

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hi m8,, i guess its a hydraulic clutch,, then u have air bubbles in the line m8, and need to bleed it.. even if been ridin then stood 4 a few hours, the air would rise to the cylinder again,, and your back to square 1,, the best way to bleed these ladies is to undo the bolts ,,usualy there are 3 of these holdin them on,,,,on the clutch cylinder on the moter ,,just slacken them,, then bleed the clutch til all bubbles have gone ,,top up the master cylinder,, and then do up the clutch housin on the motor,, try that m8,,

SOURCE: kawasaki zzr1200 non starter

Hi and welcome to FixYa,

A few ideas:

• The buzzing/vibration would be the solenoid and it would only do so if the battery's charge is not sufficient to start the bike. If the battery is fully charged, then the sound would be a click/clack;
• to try & free the engine internals, with the plugs removed, sparingly spray the inside of the combustion chamber with WD40 or preferably 2T oil (used for 2 stroke bikes). Let it sit for a while and then try turning the rear wheel while in first gear with the plugs still off;
• alternately, try the starter again with the same conditions as above but rather than one long press of the starter button, try short/momentary press of the start button;
• if the above fails, you may need to gain access to the left side of the engine by removing some of the body works. Some versions have a snap-off circular cover on the body. There would be a disc with slot, Remove said disc. Inside would be a big nut 17/19mm. You would need preferably a T wrench that fits and would be used to turn the crankshaft but not fully forcing it. You have to do it by feel. If considerable resistance, stop;
• remove the entire body work; remove cylinder head with care on the rubber gasket. apply WD40 oil liberally on the camshaft, caps and let it drip down on the timing chain.
• try again using the T wrench.