MotardNL
New Member
Hey guys,
My clutch lever freeplay has been already been properly readjusted but I do still have a question about it.
Two weeks ago when I drove out of my street for small tour I noticed that my clutch engaged 'higher' on the swing of the clutch lever. Almost all the freeplay was gone. At that time it felt like I suddenly didn’t have freeplay at all any more overnight. But probably was a classic case of slow gradual wear till it came to a point where I noticed it.
I'm still wondering what the cause could be of this change in clutch settings. Wear causing more freeplay would make more sense to me (inner cable being stretched overtime or outercase getting more compressed). But in my case it's exactly the opposite.
What I checked:
My own conclusion now is that it could maybe be wear of the clutch plates. Maybe if the plates get a bit thinner, it needs less cable to for the plates to disengage and as a result the freeplay on the lever gets less. This conclusion is made on a theoretical base only (internet research and trying to make sense of the service manual). I don’t have actual knowledge of the topic of clutches. That’s why I wanted to check with you guys.
I have a manual NC750x from 2015 with about 50k km on the bike and I don’t drive it very wild, but since a year I've been practicing short U-turns and 8's. I do this a lot and it's much fun for me. I do tend to use the clutch a lot with these maneuvers.
What do you guys think?
My clutch lever freeplay has been already been properly readjusted but I do still have a question about it.
Two weeks ago when I drove out of my street for small tour I noticed that my clutch engaged 'higher' on the swing of the clutch lever. Almost all the freeplay was gone. At that time it felt like I suddenly didn’t have freeplay at all any more overnight. But probably was a classic case of slow gradual wear till it came to a point where I noticed it.
I'm still wondering what the cause could be of this change in clutch settings. Wear causing more freeplay would make more sense to me (inner cable being stretched overtime or outercase getting more compressed). But in my case it's exactly the opposite.
What I checked:
- Both ends (the soldered heads) of the inner cable are in perfect order.
- The cable is guided along the frame like it should (no weird bends or anything).
- Both adjusters (handlebar and above engine) were fixed tight
My own conclusion now is that it could maybe be wear of the clutch plates. Maybe if the plates get a bit thinner, it needs less cable to for the plates to disengage and as a result the freeplay on the lever gets less. This conclusion is made on a theoretical base only (internet research and trying to make sense of the service manual). I don’t have actual knowledge of the topic of clutches. That’s why I wanted to check with you guys.
I have a manual NC750x from 2015 with about 50k km on the bike and I don’t drive it very wild, but since a year I've been practicing short U-turns and 8's. I do this a lot and it's much fun for me. I do tend to use the clutch a lot with these maneuvers.
What do you guys think?