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What do you mean by it doesn't take off?

Put the ped on its center stand. Rotate back wheel forward by hand making sure back wheel does not touch ground. Look and see if clutch bell is rotating. Clutch bell is the steel pot that surrounds the rubber center highlighted with red here:

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Yes. See the rubber puck just inside of the bell? Thats connected to your crankshaft on the engine. When the engine spins fast enough that rubber puck will expand or swell and then engage the bell. The bell is connected to your transmission and then to the wheel. Typically when a Garelli has a clutch issue the rubber is permanently swelled from using improper oil. Non detergent motor oil must be used to prevent that. ND30 weight oil is what the factory calls for and some peeps unknowingly put in a regular motor oil that has detergents then the detergents swell that rubber up so that it wont dis-engage. By doing what I told you to do it obvious that yours is good. Your problem lies elsewhere.

Unfortunately all this could of been checked without removing the trans/clutch cover. It appears that the motor is simply not revving up high enough to engage the clutch. (edited)

Make sure this nut is tight.

Okay which nut are you speaking of?

The nut who posts multiple threads on the same topic. 😝

Did you figure it out?

Hello Evil, no the front brake isn’t stuck and slide does open all the way. What I am thinking is the rubber on clutch may have swoll as I did use incorrect oil unknowingly. The rubber isn’t stuck on clutch chamber but it does touch it when I spin the wheel so I’m thinking it maybe expands when it heats up and causes engine to stall at idle. I ordered one from treats and hope this works.

Does the bike start/idle/run at all on the stand with the rear wheel in the air? Does the bike die when you actually apply the brakes, or when the rear wheel stops moving?

If the bike runs and the back wheel spins while on the kickstand but dies when the back wheel is stopped, you’ve got signs of textbook Garelli clutch issues. Take off the giant circlip that clips on those nine pegs and the whole clutch assembly should right apart. Inspect the small rubber bushing that go on 6 of the pegs and check for signs of melting. Also inspect the entire big rubber clutch itself and all inside the metal clutch drum.

Every Garelli I have ever owned has swelling or uneven wear at the deepest point in the clutch bell. A little friction and improper oil causes the rubber clutch to melt and smear onto the metal drum. There’s usually bits of melted rubber all over in there, including the small oil holes and behind the clutch bell and gears.