An Interesting Observation

[cywelchjr]

I ran into an interesting thing as a result of my recent accident. One result of the accident was that my clutch level got bent, which meant of course that it required replacement. So I ordered a new clutch lever, not having actually removed the old one yet, as I could still move the bike around using the old one. So when the new one arrived I removed the old one and replace it with the new, and that was when I noticed that the old lever had the center hole (the one that the bolt goes through) worn almost all the way to the outside edge. I'd always had a bit of trouble getting into neutral at times, and had to work to get things just right to get the clutch to it both released enough and didn't slip.

Well, with the new lever, pretty much no matter what so far it eases into neutral every time, and all I had to do was adjust the free play at the clutch lever. The oblong hole in the clutch lever was giving me slop that couldn't be adjusted out.

So I would have to say, if you have trouble adjusting your clutch, check your clutch lever and make sure that the pivot hole isn't worn. It just might be worn and the fix would of course be a new clutch lever. That pivot hole is soft aluminum alloy against a steel bolt, so the bolt isn't going to wear, the clutch lever IS.

[Pat Kelly]

Good advice