with above posting, although I see a flaw with latter part, how did she get the bike home?

I would think its the old petrol!

got a second hand spline, the one that goes into the casing, there are two small cogs that are spring loaded and a few of the teeth were slightly worn, obviously doesnt take much wear for them to slip, slight rounding of teeth will do the trick.

when you replaced the clutch did it still slip (kickstart)?

I'll check it out, although parts for crm's in nz are like trying to find rocking horse s**t!

Cheers guys, thats sort of comforting!

KJM

my 1990-91 is starting to \"slip\" when i kick start it, feels like a stripped spline or something, any ideas?

My 1991 is leaking coolant from the overflow pipe underneath engine.
I have replaced radiator cap and removed thermostat but it still spurts out when stationary and under high revs.
Any ideas? could it be faulty water pump or blown gasket?

My 1991 is leaking coolant from the reservoir overflow pipe.
As soon as it gets quite hot it pi**es out. Is this a problem with water pump?
If i take radiator cap off when motor is running the coolant is pretty static.
After i have run it for a bit (stationary) with a few decent revs, the amount ...