Re: Clutch advice
 

there is less travel in a clutch but whether the twisty (throttle) mech would be strong enough is the question. a lever has a fulcrum which aids in the pulling but a throttle has not. i personally think it would need a helping hand with an extra pulley/lever mech somewhere along the line.

i'm liking the thumb clutch idea but i guess it would take a while to get used to the biting point.

now if some smart arz could invent a squeeze grip clutch :-)

Re: Clutch advice
 

I have just been out to the shops and after less than two minutes I could not hold my clutch properly, so this is getting serious now. I am thinking about trying a shorter lever and I have contacted Venhill to ask if the Magura lever comes in three fingers rather than four.

I am wondering if a short stubby lever would work on the current system. Time to look for a cheap Chinese lever. :D

Re: Clutch advice
 

shorter lever is not the answer as it takes more effort to pull. if you want to only use 2-3 fingers then move the lever down the bar that way you still have the leverage but only using the end of the lever.

Re: Clutch advice
 

Here's an alternative solution, but its pretty expensive... http://efmautoclutch.com/

There's lots of info about control modifications at the N.A.B.D. website: http://www.nabd.org.uk/

Re: Clutch advice
 

I think you should bite the bullet and get an automatic bike. I know you said finances are tough at the moment, but it's that or essentially give up biking (by the sounds of it).

I had a VFR1200 for a while, wasn't for me in all honesty but it was a wonderful bike. Build quality second to none, the power was almost breathtaking...a 160bhp V4 is something to behold. Better still, the automatic version (mine was manual) is like a hyper turbo mega nutter moped...that comes with a nifty semi automatic option to allow you to get fruity if the desire takes you.

Can be had for about £5.5k with full luggage, heated grips (thin grip) and reliability that would bend your mind.

Re: Clutch advice
 

Well apart from the multiple catastrophic engine failures necessitating total engine swaps http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/n...alls-vfr1200f/

And the drive shaft failures which resulted in a VOSA recall: http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosa/apps/rec...k&tx=0.3913538

Honda badge is absolutely no guarantee of reliability, quite the reverse.
Never buy an early example of any new model of Honda motorbike, always give it at least two years.

Re: Clutch advice
 

http://www.labusas.org/forum/showthr...-Quick-shifter

...he doesn't HAVE TO USE THE CLUTCH SO MUCH...

...I was not being factitious when I said this...who uses the clutch to upshift anyway...?!?...

...there is a mater of method and it should change constantly...

...never lock your self into one position or motion...

...fwiw, Hapo don't need no stinkin' quick shift...but it will help, as it gives the hands even less to do...

...I like to keep 'em moving and lubed up or they go numb and stop working so well...

...I have carpel tunnel syndrome and Arthur itis as well...at 63 I am Beyond Pain, eh...it is part of the game now...the game of LIFE...

Re: Clutch advice
 

...sometimes it hurst too much to wrap me hand around the grip, so I don't do that...

...that makes me arm sore after a bit, so I wrap me mitt around the grip for a spell, eh...

...when I do use the clutch I just blip it a bit, not mash it back, unless holding it in at a light...

...then I avoid the opposable thumb thing as much as possible...builds the arms up it does...

...I always leave it in gear ready to LAUNCH at any stop and keep a whether eye on me 6, but that is another topic...

Re: Clutch advice
 

Everyone who doesn't want to pay for gearbox repairs.

Re: Clutch advice
 

...I have more posts than you so just shove off...!!!...(grin)

...seriously though...I haven't had to repair a gear box in all my years of riding...

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