MalcolmReynolds
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Just wanted to share this tip I found on Youtube that simplified the task of adjusting my clutch to change where the clutch engages. If you have taken the MSF course this is called the "Friction Zone". Mine was engaging a little further out than I liked so I just ran out and adjusted it. Of course while I was fiddling with that I noticed some other things to fiddle with... Anyway I managed to adjust the clutch and I think that it is going to be much nicer riding with the friction zone changed to engage much sooner.
I realize that a lot of people on this forum have the DCT so this doesn't apply to a lot of people here, but if you do have a clutch and would like to change where it engages this video worked pretty well.
I didn't use the jack stand or even the center stand on the bike. I simply made the adjustment on the engine side of the cable and hopped on the bike and engaged the clutch while sitting in my driveway. Jumped off and adjusted it some more. After just a couple of adjustments I had it where I wanted it.
[video=youtube;SdRkzcIRMRg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdRkzcIRMRg[/video]
I realize that a lot of people on this forum have the DCT so this doesn't apply to a lot of people here, but if you do have a clutch and would like to change where it engages this video worked pretty well.
I didn't use the jack stand or even the center stand on the bike. I simply made the adjustment on the engine side of the cable and hopped on the bike and engaged the clutch while sitting in my driveway. Jumped off and adjusted it some more. After just a couple of adjustments I had it where I wanted it.
[video=youtube;SdRkzcIRMRg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdRkzcIRMRg[/video]