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Clutch action question.

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Okay, so you folks can make fun of me for being a new biker if you want...


I'm trying to get the hang of the friction zone of the clutch and would find it a bunch easier if it were closer to fully in than fully out. Can anyone either tell me I'm a dip-spinach or give me a pointer or two about adjusting the clutch closer to the handlebar?
 
gawd - I dont belong anywhere near the Techy forum... but here goes -


I know nothing about the clutch assembly except that from very recent similar experience....it seemed I had to crank the lever almost ALL the way in to engage the clutch....


...after a lil inspection I found that I had too much "free play" in the clutch lever.... meaning there was a certain amount of movement in the lever before it even began to tension the cable...

even though it was only a few mils of free travel it greatly effected the point that the clutch would engage....

by simply adjusting the cable at the clutch lever I was able to take up the slack and ensure the clutch engaged earlier ...

might help if you check this before getting into more complicated issues...


sheeesh - ok Im outta here before the techy moderators arrive and charge me with impersonating somebody who knows anything about bikes 8-[

good luck

Phark
 
The stock levers don't have travel adjusters like the newer ones do, so you can't really set the lever closer to the bar without replacing the clutch lever with a new one. Also, the amount of "free play" as Phark talked about is critical, too much and the clutch won't dis-engage, too little and it won't engage properly. I think with most models it is 2-3mm of cable slide is the correct free play.

You can try to loosen up the clutch cable for more free-play, but if your plates are worn at all you may have problems getting the clutch to dis-engage, especially when the weather and the engine are hot.
 
Thanks fellas. Maybe I'll dink around with it today.
It hasn't rained here for something like ten days!
Incredible!
 
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