[Boost]

Just a query in relation to the clutch on my Scrambler, or more specifically, the operation of the clutch lever.

I took my bike in for it's 1st service yesterday. Having mentioned the number of false neutrals I was getting, together with the difficulty I was having finding neutral, they decided to strip my clutch down to investigate the problem. What was supposed to take a few hours, ended up being a day-and-a-half, (although, I did get to play with an 899 Panigale for a day!). (They said that the bike had been built using incorrectly sized clutch plates!)

Having collected the bike today, I note that neutral is now far easier to find, but I've now got a different issue; the clutch lever friction zone is now so far out that it only operates in the last few degrees of clutch lever travel. This makes it difficult for me to ride the clutch on slower bends/junctions, due to having small hands and no clutch lever adjustment. I mentioned it to the Service Manager, who said that this is a 'feature of the 796 air-cooled engine'. Is this true? (I certainly didn't notice this issue before the clutch rebuild).

Thanks in advance,

Boost.

 

[pacman]

It sounds like they need to adjust the lever to work better with the plates--that should only take a few minutes.

 

[Jerry Winder]

Get your service manager to ride it. If you think it's badly adjusted, it's badly adjusted, take it in and get them to put it right.






Jerry

 

[Boost]

Thanks for the advice - I would like the service manager to ride it and see what his opinion is. None of my bikes in the past have had a friction zone so far out on the lever travel and it doesn't make sense to me that they can't adjust it back.

 

[Hedonism]

It looks like the cable need to be loosen a while

however, the lever works fine with low travel, because the travel will increase when clutch will be used

 

[dukes]

Just hope it's a service manager that won't give you the run around and instead be completely honest about his real feedback of it.

Keep us posted on how things go.

 

[Shamone]

Have you adjusted the cable yourself? If not this is quick and easy- just loosen the cable while still making sure there is no drive in first gear with the clutch lever fully engaged.
My wife has small hands and we've bought Evotech levers to make the reach easier.


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[simon]

evotech levers

Hi Shamone - how are the evotech levers, good quality etc?

 

[Shamone]

Hi Shamone - how are the evotech levers, good quality etc?

Yes they look great and enable me to adjust the reach when switching between me and the wife in seconds.
However they are expensive compared to the cheap Chinese copies I've got on the Street Triple which also look good.

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[greer]

Thanks for the advice - I would like the service manager to ride it and see what his opinion is. None of my bikes in the past have had a friction zone so far out on the lever travel and it doesn't make sense to me that they can't adjust it back.

Good luck, Boost; waiting to hear how it goes.


Sarah