Graham, You are exactly right. I would like less travel. But, if I am reading what you wrote correctly, it sounds like that is the nature of this bike, and I should spend more time learning to use the clutch lever... Hehe.
-Jared On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 10:19:36 AM UTC-7, kiwinPA wrote: > > Jared, if I understand what you are asking is that you want less travel > before the clutch releases, correct? Your problem isn't short travel at the > lever before you take off in gear, it's the opposite. You have to let the > lever out too far before you take off, correct? > If so that's the nature of the hydraulic system. It means your clutch > hydraulic is in good shape. > Now if you don't have enough travel in the lever, if the bike starts to > creep forward before you start to release the lever or, with just the > slightest release of the lever then you have a problem as Javier said - in > the system cylinder or reservoir or both which will require Drain, clean > and refill and bleeding. Check the condition of the fluid in the reservoir, > is it clean, is it up to the right level? That's where to begin, Graham > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 26, 2016, at 13:07, Jared Clifton <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > I believe you are right, which is why I was asking. I wasn't sure if there > was any way to adjust a hydraulic system. > > -Jared > > On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 10:06:28 AM UTC-7, Javier Garcia wrote: >> >> Hi Jared, >> >> I am sorry if I am confused, but I thought the 83 650 had a hydraulic >> clutch, i.e., no cables. If you have a brake fluid reservoir on the left >> side, then is hydraulic. In that case you might need to bleed the system, >> or perhaps rebuilt the master cylinder. Hopefully someone else here can >> give a more concrete advice. >> >> Javier. >> >> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 12:55 PM, Jared Clifton <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hey all, >>> Another silly newbie question from me. I am a new rider, and love my '83 >>> Nighthawk 650, except for one thing. The friction zone on the clutch lever >>> is nearly all the way out. As a new rider, this is causing me significant >>> issues starting in 1st gear (and starting on any sort of hill is nearly >>> impossible) without killing the engine. It's just a lot of travel in the >>> lever before the clutch engages, and I'm having a hard time coordinating >>> that. I'm getting used to it, and getting better, but I wondered if there >>> was any way to adjust the lever to put the friction zone a bit more in the >>> center of the lever's travel? I know on some bikes there are a couple of >>> screws you can adjust to adjust the cable tension, but I wasn't sure about >>> this on my bike. Is that normal behavior for these bikes? Or is it >>> something that is adjustable? >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
