If your Clutch cable is worn can your bike slip gears? I have just got done replacing my cable and so far after the maiden voyage no slipping out of second gear. Sound fair?
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Yes,maybe.
If a clutch cable is stretched it will not allow the gears to fully engage, and they will jump out of gear, but this is more of a first gear problem and usually it happens in the middle of a busy intersection with everyone watching and admiring your bike.Fastmover
"Just plant us in the damn garden with the stupid
lion". SHL
78 XS1100e
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Hi Jimbo,
like Ken sez, it's not if it's worn but how it's adjusted. Another thing that affects how well the clutch cable works is how it is run from the lever through the bike, under the tank, etc. on it's way to the clutch casing.
The clutch cable on my own extremely fritzed-up by POs XS11SG was too short to run in the usual route without being pulled through some pretty sharp bends and so I re-ran it in one big external swoop from the lever to the clutch case.
OK it looks ugly but for a 50% reduction in clutch effort I can live with thatFred Hill, S'toon
XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
"The Flying Pumpkin"
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If you turn the screw clockwise, you will take the slack out of the clutch. CC will put more slack in the cable. The adjustment under the cover usually only needs to be done two or three times over the life of the clutch. Once it's adjusted properly, you THEN start to adjust the cable at the clutch lever.
Don't forget, Loosen the cable all the way at the handlebar BEFORE you adjust the screw under the cover!!Ray Matteis
KE6NHG
XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!
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