XR 500 clutch slipping

[Keith Barbier]

A mate of mine has a 81 XR 500 and he says that in top gear when the throttle is OPENED the clutch slips. After a little while he feels the machine gets power through and then starts to accelerate properly.

Can anyone help?

 

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