Clutch adjustment

[Savage]

Last ride of the day I noticed it didn't feel like my clutch was totally disengaging. Pulled it in and the bike kept going longer than it should from just "free rolling".
That and it's been getting harder to find neutral the past week.

How do I adjust my clutch?

Thanks for helping me out with a newb question. I guess I never have a problem with asking newb questions because the more help we all continue to post the more we'll all be helping others and the more the site and support will grow.

[red2003]

Where the clutch cable enters the clutch lever perch there will be a threaded adjuster. Sounds like you have too much free play in the clutch cable. Thread it OUT to get less free play = more clutch release.

[molypod]

Not too long ago my bike would slip out of gear under torque.

Adjusting the clutch cable fixed the problem.
in picture below the adjuster can been seen at the rubber boot below the header.

[fatboy250]

Originally Posted by red2003

Where the clutch cable enters the clutch lever perch there will be a threaded adjuster. Sounds like you have too much free play in the clutch cable. Thread it OUT to get less free play = more clutch release.

This is if you have taken all the slack out down at the armature that Molypod has pictured with the two adjustment nuts. I would do this first then, take the slack out of the clutch lever on the handle bars as Red2003 has described.

Jason

[Savage]

I knew it would be something easy I just haven't the time to look at it since Sunday.

Thanks for speeding up my lookover; now I can get right to biz when I have a minute. lol

Thanks!

[red2003]

Originally Posted by fatboy250

This is if you have taken all the slack out down at the armature that Molypod has pictured with the two adjustment nuts. I would do this first then, take the slack out of the clutch lever on the handle bars as Red2003 has described.

Jason

Why are you guys messing around down on the motor? The adjuster on the lever perch is made to be the easy way. Thats why its knurled so you can adjust it without tools. Just wondering???

[fatboy250]

When I replaced the springs and before, there was always slack in the cable at this location. Once you take your's apart you will see why. The flat spot on the internal rod has a little play this is designed to be taken up by the internal spring...So what's left has to be adjusted out if you want a clutch that begins to disengage within a 1/4" of pulling it in at the lever on the handlebars. Once that was taken out, I was able to remove any other unnecessary slack at the lever. I guess it also depends on how you like your clutch to disengage and engage.

Jason

[frostbite]

Why are you guys messing around down on the motor? The adjuster on the lever perch is made to be the easy way. Thats why its knurled so you can adjust it without tools. Just wondering???

The Lifans (my 05 at least) don't have the adjustment on the lever, just on the block.

[justjoe]

My 07 Viva also has no adjuster on the lever only at the engine

[red2003]

Originally Posted by justjoe

My 07 Viva also has no adjuster on the lever only at the engine

Got ya. Well that's crummy!!! It's a pain to get to the adjuster on the engine on my Roketa. It's right under the exhaust. I guess if that's the only one you got, you gotta use that one then :( .

[Jim]

I dont want to go offtopic here, but a quck ? directed at molypod, with all that customization, how come you still have the barcode on your motor?

[msRandi]

Red I love your work. But some of our bike don't have ajustments at the lever. it makes me nuts I cant ajust the play in my throttle at all. And my clutch with out burning myself.

[red2003]

Originally Posted by msRandi

Red I love your work. But some of our bike don't have ajustments at the lever. it makes me nuts I cant ajust the play in my throttle at all. And my clutch with out burning myself.

Yeah, that really stinks. The Roketa has clutch and throttle adjustment on the controls. If they hadn't, that would have been my FIRST mod!

[molypod]

Originally Posted by Jim

I dont want to go offtopic here, but a quck ? directed at molypod, with all that customization, how come you still have the barcode on your motor?

:roll:

I started peeling it a bit and it was going to be a mess.. I'll get some goo gone and when I want to spend the time I'll take it off.
Most of my free time has been spent doing the mods or riding and I run my freetime on a real tight schedule ( down to minutes before I have to go back to work)

[Savage]

Took 2 minutes over lunch to adjust it. Now it slips into N like BUTTA.

Thanks all!!!