Clutch lever suggestion - achey hand?

[ophic]

Originally Posted by phi-dan

Would bending the lever (after suitable application of heat) be a workable idea?


If this is completely wrong and/or dangerous, then mods please delete or edit with "FFS NO!" or some such!

pointless imho. You'd just add some material to the lever stop position if you wanted the lever to stop closer to the bars - and adjust the cable accordingly

[phi-dan]

when you put it like that

[Red Herring]

Have you checked to make sure the cable is running free and not binding as this would add considerably to the effort needed. The problem is it would be easy to swop the clutch lever assembly with that from another bike which has a shorter action (and can therefore be adjusted nearer to the bar) but in order to still get the travel at the clutch basket that clutch lever would have to have a higher ratio, which in turn would make it even heavier.

The other thing you can consider, and this might sound a bit radical, is fitting a quick shifter. This would allow you to change up the box without touching the clutch at all (Yes I know lots of people can do that anyhow without a quickshifter) which would save you at least some, if not half, of your clutch actions.

When sat at lights etc I make sure I have my lever held as close to the end as possible to get as much leverage as I can.

Might this help?

My sv1000 has a hydraulic clutch, its about the lightest one ive used on a bike.

The r6 has a cable, which i recently changed for a new one plus oiled it up before putting it on.
Thats made a huge difference to the weight at the lever.

A cable is only £10, plus a few drops of oil, work it through, then repeat.

Thats were i would start, before looking at aftermarket levers and the like.