clutch questions

[beabert]

Sv650 X 1999

Is the sv clutch 'snappier' than the average bike?

Although im new to big bikes i have rode a zr7 (and a lovely smooth ride it is) one big difference i have noticed is that my sv clutch is not as progressive, it engages and then bam its off :o

Is this typical?

[Alpinestarhero]

I noticed this on my SV after riding a bandit for a while; the SV clutch was a little grabbier / less progression than the big ol' bandit one

[beabert]

Cool so it is normal, so here is another question. Can i buy an aftermarket clutch set to change this, i dont like it at all.

[rictus01]

as you have neglected to provide details (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=71305), it's impossible to give any worthwhile feedback, apart from generalised opinion.

THe standard SV clutch is not heavy by any means, so whether it's just your perspective or a poor maintinance/fault issue we have no way of knowing.

Cheers Mark.

[beabert]

as you have neglected to provide details (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=71305), it's impossible to give any worthwhile feedback, apart from generalised opinion.

THe standard SV clutch is not heavy by any means, so whether it's just your perspective or a poor maintinance/fault issue we have no way of knowing.

Cheers Mark.

Edited my first post.

1999 SV650 X 21k.

I agree, its not heavy at all, its just the range of motion where it engages it tigher than other big bikes i have tried.

[rictus01]

given the age of the bike, a good service and correct adjustment would be the first port of call, plenty of guides already posted on the subject so I won't reiterate.

Poor adjustment,"sticky" cable are just some of the reasons this maybe an issue to you, or it could be a lack of experiance (have you tried more than one sv?), if a well maintaned normally working SV clutch is to "harsh" for you then you'll have problems with quite a few bike out there, also in the world of progressive power, the SV is the friendly one of the bunch, if you can't get on with that :smt102.

Cheers Mark.

[beabert]

ER5, VX800 and a ZR7 ive tried, and several 125's nothing as been so snappy as this, cable is fine.

Id love to try another sv, to seen how it compares lol, i think ill start with a fresh batch of oil first and go from there.

Thanks

[Alpinestarhero]

I had a few clutch dragging problems and slight snatchiness; an oil change was sufficient to cure these problems.

See how you go, maybe give the worm drive mechanism and pushrod and cabels a good lubing aswell

[kwak zzr]

ER5, VX800 and a ZR7 ive tried, and several 125's nothing as been so snappy as this, cable is fine.

Id love to try another sv, to seen how it compares lol, i think ill start with a fresh batch of oil first and go from there.

Thanks

could it be because its a "V" twin and the grabby'iness is the pulses of the engine you can feel?

rev it abit more so the engine smooths out before you feed the clutch out.