| Author | Message | ||
     Americanmadexb |
i noticed today that when i take off from a stop, right about the time i let the clutch out fully, the bike wants to jerk. i can find all gears, and neutral very easy. It shifts fine, just that wierd jerk. i found myself dragging the clutch alittle longer on takeoffs, but im not sure how good that is on the clutch. I adjusted the cable last week because i had a tad bit of free play...thats still good.. i guess next would be the primery chain? i figured that would only need adjusted if you had problems finding neutrel and or your gears. could my cable be bad? not sure what else to check.... now that my 2 yrs warrenty is up, im doing all the maint. myself. I guess i should pay more attention to those post more often!!  (Message edited by americanmadexb on April 21, 2008) | ||
| Azxb9r |
When is the last time you checked/changed your primary fluid? If you have contaminated fluid, the clutch may be a bit grabby. | ||
| Americanmadexb |
same time i changed my oil, last friday! | ||
| Azxb9r |
That should eliminate that possibility then.  | ||
| Sgthigg |
Did the bike shift fine before you tried to adjust the slack out of the cable?? If it did. I would think it is in the adjustment you did somehow. Hummm..Did you re-adjust the screw behind the primary inspection cover too as per the manual?? My 2 cents worth. | ||
| Americanmadexb |
Did you re-adjust the screw behind the primary inspection cover too as per the manual?? yes.. it rode fine saturday and sunday. i put about 125 miles on it. maybe i need to try different weight in the primary.. i put syn3 20/50 in both holes. but.....it was fine for 125 miles... im also going to re-adjust the cable to see if maybe the nut got loose somehow! | ||
| Jos51700 |
"I adjusted the cable last week because i had a tad bit of free play" Ummmm, you want a tad bit of freeplay. And Syn 3 is just fine, too. Proper clutch adjustment involves adjusting the ball/ramp under the keyhole cover with the cable slackened completely. Turn 'till seated, and out 1/4 turn, please. Have you lubed your cable? | ||
| Xl1200r |
Having a little jerk at the end sounds normal to me - can't think of a vehicle I've owned that didn't do that. | ||
| Americanmadexb |
when i said tad bit of play, im talking more then an 1/8 gap on the lever. cable was lubed last summer, i guess it needs it again. |
