FZSexy
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Hi Guys :welcome:
Well, more n00b questions from the newbie but I have done my research, checked both manuals (owners and shop), and am at a loss. So, here I am once again.
My clutch lever has been loose to the point of high rpm buzzing. Ok, fine, tighten it up. So I decide to do this while lubing my clutch cable today. First time lubing the cable since I got the bike, straight forward, used the plastic tube over the cable method, worked great but the cable still seems a bit...snug. No problem though its smooth and works fine, has the right slack, etc.
BUT that lever! Not only will it not tighten up, it won't come out of the housing. I took the big bolt out as shown in the R6 video below and removed the cable, all that good stuff. And it just rattles around on the handlebar. I can't see ANYTHING holding it in or on, it just stays put. I used an R6 for reference because I could not find an FZ6 vid, and it looks like an identical set up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHo4I-H7y9I
I did what this guy does but the lever won't come out any which way I pull, push, or bend it. Also IF that is the only bolt holding it on as the video shows I would think it would be the only thing holding the lever tight. Yet when I tighten the bolt the lever remains loose and just as rattly.
Remember guys you are dealing with a n00b who thought he had a missing lock nut when it was simply on the other side of the wheel, so go easy. But what gives? What might I be missing here but a few screws in the head? I just want to tighten my clutch lever, for pete's sake! But as it turns out it won't even come off the bike when unbolted or tighten up when it is!
Well, more n00b questions from the newbie but I have done my research, checked both manuals (owners and shop), and am at a loss. So, here I am once again.
My clutch lever has been loose to the point of high rpm buzzing. Ok, fine, tighten it up. So I decide to do this while lubing my clutch cable today. First time lubing the cable since I got the bike, straight forward, used the plastic tube over the cable method, worked great but the cable still seems a bit...snug. No problem though its smooth and works fine, has the right slack, etc.
BUT that lever! Not only will it not tighten up, it won't come out of the housing. I took the big bolt out as shown in the R6 video below and removed the cable, all that good stuff. And it just rattles around on the handlebar. I can't see ANYTHING holding it in or on, it just stays put. I used an R6 for reference because I could not find an FZ6 vid, and it looks like an identical set up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHo4I-H7y9I
I did what this guy does but the lever won't come out any which way I pull, push, or bend it. Also IF that is the only bolt holding it on as the video shows I would think it would be the only thing holding the lever tight. Yet when I tighten the bolt the lever remains loose and just as rattly.
Remember guys you are dealing with a n00b who thought he had a missing lock nut when it was simply on the other side of the wheel, so go easy. But what gives? What might I be missing here but a few screws in the head? I just want to tighten my clutch lever, for pete's sake! But as it turns out it won't even come off the bike when unbolted or tighten up when it is!
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