I don't like how the clutch is acting so I want to open up the primary and take a look to see what exactly is going on with the clutch cable end/knuckle area. It feels like the cable keeps getting longer and longer. Also, while I'm in there and I'm going to give the clutch plates a bath in brake cleaner again and see if I can't get the slip to go away. I'll take a quick spin around the block with the primary cover off and the clutch dry to see if it is still slipping. If it is then I'll open of the clutch pack and use some 36 grit paper to rough the surface of the steel plates, but I don't want to do that unless I have too. And I may.
Scottie J
Hi Scottie, I had several Brits that were prone to slipping clutches from the primary case oil bath. This was sometimes caused by crank seal seepage raising the oil level. Rather than pull the whole thing down to put in a dubious new seal, I opened the drain screw, drained the primary case, & left the drain screw open. It was a simple matter to squirt the primary chain with spray chain lube, while idling in neutral, through the big inspection port, before every days riding. This cured the problem for me.
Back in the day, the clutch plate cleaning ritual was to soak the fiber lined plates in gasoline, dump the gas down a drain, then BURN off the residue. I did this quite a few times until I started using the dry primary case/spray lube trick. Worked for me.