You may be able to find a lever that is adjustable From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Graham Rogers Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 11:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Silly clutch lever adjustment question
Ah, .... Yes On Tuesday, April 26, 2016, Jared Clifton <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: 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]<mailto:[email protected]>> 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]<mailto:[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? 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