Bad clutch

looking at buying another dirt bike I found a 94 YZ250 the guy said the clutch is bad so the bike won’t start but has compression. Would a bad clutch cause a bike not to start?
 

SRAD97750

Moderator
Staff member
Never seen a "bad clutch" in person. Only mis-adjusted clutches on bikes with dirty carburetors.
If it seems sound, and the price is right, it would be a fun bike. May take a bit of work to get it in riding shape. -BIG DAN:thumb:
 
looking at buying another dirt bike I found a 94 YZ250 the guy said the clutch is bad so the bike won’t start but has compression. Would a bad clutch cause a bike not to start?

Not by itself, and I agree with Dan, except for the clutch plate that broke on my RM, "bad clutches" are quite often caused by somthing else.
 
it may not be able to move down the road with a bad clutch, but the clutch doesn't affect starting unless something is badly coming apart and somehow lock up the kick start gears.
 
Top