Almost had a clutch issue...

Just after refilling my tank at the gas station I leave and of a sudden the clutch just go weird. The top screw tying it to the handlebar was getting loose... almost lost it.

Just wondering what I'd have done a few minutes later had I entered the highway and started getting up the gears and of a sudden lost that screw...




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The nut that secures the bolt has been gone for a while I presume.

Wait. Is there a nut? I just screwed it back in but looking from below I didn't see any nut...


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Yes, there is a 10 mm nut that screws onto the bolt from below.

You should have the same nut under the front brake lever. I'd take a picture but they are covered by my Winter handguards.

At the risk of hijacking your thread it is possible to both upshift and downshift without a clutch. It's not preferable but it is possible and it will get you home as well as out of the way of traffic bearing down on you.

Well if the bolt still screws in, does that not mean there's still a nut?


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The perch is threaded - the bolt threaded into that. To then secure the bolt from vibrating out a nut threads onto the protruding end of the bolt. It's a loose nut and yours is somewhere in the weeds. Not a big deal and won't prevent you from riding many miles without it.

It's P/N #21 here: 2015 Honda NC700X A HANDLE LEVER / SWITCH / CABLE (NC700X/NC750XA) | CyclePartsNation

Well then I'll have to buy a nut or put some thread locker before it does it again


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dduelin said:

At the risk of hijacking your thread it is possible to both upshift and downshift without a clutch. It's not preferable but it is possible and it will get you home as well as out of the way of traffic bearing down on you.

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I guess I'd just have to listen to the engine to guess when to shift up/down


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