What have you tinkered with today?

[ophic]

I'm gonna carry on blaming the bike. Or the traffic.

[Red ones]

Originally Posted by R1ffR4ff

I don't suppose you chronicled the job?Reason I ask is I've just fitted a Wemoto ,"Slinky-Glide" clutch cable and noticed a little of slop in part 17 on here if that's what we are talking about,

https://www.suzukipartshouse.com/oem...8b51089/clutch

I've no problems at the moment but might some time fit a new one.

Also as far as Clutch Lever switches go the one on my 99 has been shorted/disabled before I got it.I did the same on my old Hondas and never missed them.

It's easy enough to do. But remember to check how the old lifter was put in - they can come apart but have 3 or 4 ways they go back together, so its worth looking to see how it was before!
Loosen off the clutch cable fully and then undo the two bolts that hold the lifter in place. You may need to use some pliers to get the cable out of the old lifter, just be careful you don't damage the cable.

Pop the cable in the new lifter, bolt it on with the two bolts and then do a full clutch cable adjustment as normal. The adjuster screw on the new lifter will probably be wound a long way out.

It really is that easy.

Please resist the urge to pull the rod out of the clutch housing - its a wet clutch and you dump oil if you do that.

Whenever I do anything on the clutch adjustment I always check and adjust the chain too.

[garynortheast]

I always found the standard clutch cable on my curvy S made the clutch very heavy. On one occasion the nipple at the lever end of the cable gave way, so I had a look at the various old cables I have in my garage and found one off of my old GSXR GK71F which was a perfect fit. Despite the metal conduit at the top of the cable being a sharper bend the clutch was suddenly really light to use, and as a bonus the cable no longer touched inner fairing/dash.
It's this one.

[R1ffR4ff]

Originally Posted by Red ones

It's easy enough to do. But remember to check how the old lifter was put in - they can come apart but have 3 or 4 ways they go back together, so its worth looking to see how it was before!
Loosen off the clutch cable fully and then undo the two bolts that hold the lifter in place. You may need to use some pliers to get the cable out of the old lifter, just be careful you don't damage the cable.

Pop the cable in the new lifter, bolt it on with the two bolts and then do a full clutch cable adjustment as normal. The adjuster screw on the new lifter will probably be wound a long way out.

It really is that easy.

Please resist the urge to pull the rod out of the clutch housing - its a wet clutch and you dump oil if you do that.

Whenever I do anything on the clutch adjustment I always check and adjust the chain too.

Thanks for that.I have already had that number 17 off when I first got the bike and did the,"Clutch Mantra" and greased it up.It's still operating fine but I like to be pre-emptive on some things

[Red ones]

Never had a serious problem with the cable being too heavy (maybe I have a strong left wrist)

I do (very occasionally) lube the cable though with a PTFE lube.

I find lube works well with anything stiff.

[R1ffR4ff]

Originally Posted by garynortheast

I always found the standard clutch cable on my curvy S made the clutch very heavy. On one occasion the nipple at the lever end of the cable gave way, so I had a look at the various old cables I have in my garage and found one off of my old GSXR GK71F which was a perfect fit. Despite the metal conduit at the top of the cable being a sharper bend the clutch was suddenly really light to use, and as a bonus the cable no longer touched inner fairing/dash.
It's this one.

Nice one

So it would be one of these?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...cable&_sacat=0

and I see they have a protective gator

[R1ffR4ff]

Originally Posted by Red ones

Never had a serious problem with the cable being too heavy (maybe I have a strong left wrist)

I do (very occasionally) lube the cable though with a PTFE lube.

I find lube works well with anything stiff.

I love the smell of GT85 in the Morning

[garynortheast]

Originally Posted by R1ffR4ff

Nice one

So it would be one of these?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...cable&_sacat=0

and I see they have a protective gator

They look like the ones. Don't forget though that I'm talking about the S model curvy here. The naked curvy will have a longer cable, in which case it may be worth investigating the 400 bandit cable.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by garynortheast

I always found the standard clutch cable on my curvy S made the clutch very heavy. On one occasion the nipple at the lever end of the cable gave way, so I had a look at the various old cables I have in my garage and found one off of my old GSXR GK71F which was a perfect fit. Despite the metal conduit at the top of the cable being a sharper bend the clutch was suddenly really light to use, and as a bonus the cable no longer touched inner fairing/dash.
It's this one.

Originally Posted by garynortheast

They look like the ones. Don't forget though that I'm talking about the S model curvy here. The naked curvy will have a longer cable, in which case it may be worth investigating the 400 bandit cable.

I can see a modification coming up, as in town traffic my clutch hand gets sore quite quickly, even though my curvy has quite a light clutch, but I have puny hands and arm muscles

[garynortheast]

Let me know how you get on with it Mav, if you make the change. If I remember correctly the cable I used wasn't one of the Slinky Glide ones but an original Suzuki cable. It's been on there for a couple of years now I think.