Clutch question

[wolfc70]

Yes the clutch has a narrow friction zone, but it is far from grabby. Once you get used to the friction zone and the engagement point, you can deftly creep forward in traffic with out stalling. The only thing to make it better would be hydraulic engagement.

 

[agmom98]

I have my lever adjusted so the friction zone is out at the end, thus I don't have to move the lever much to shift. Just quick short movements is all it takes. If I'm going to do a fast take off, I only use the clutch for 1st anyway... the rest is preload, blip the throttle and it slips into the next higher gear instantly.

Same for me. When the shifter is preloaded, a very slight pull on the clutch lever and its in the next gear. My BMW is the same way. Take offs from a stop on my FZ are the smoothest I've ever experienced on any bike I've ever owned.

 

[jsw4178]

I'd say you get used to it. Dare i admit i have several cages and drive as many as i can. All clutches are different you just get used to the different characteristics of each one. There is, however, one option to make the clutch more friendly but it means dropping $'s. Two words...\"shorty Pazzo's\". they completly change the feel of the clutch and take up all the slack in the stock lever.

Shorty Pazzo +100!

 

[D-Mac]

It took me a few tries to get used to it, but after some practice I really like it a lot. For me the key was adjusting to the fact that you really don't have to pull in the lever much to slip the clutch.

Also, I think the fact that the throttle comes on so quick makes it seem like the clutch is touchier than it actually is.

It seems less sensitive than the BMW 800S I tried last year.

 

[opds9091]

i adjusted the clutch lever to just the slightest pull maybe 1/2 inch and it grabs and shifts smooth, i only use 2 fingers to pull it in and shift. Like i said, ounce my fingers touch the lever i pull it in about 1/2 inch and done.

 

[Wolfman]

I'd say you get used to it. Dare i admit i have several cages and drive as many as i can. All clutches are different you just get used to the different characteristics of each one. There is, however, one option to make the clutch more friendly but it means dropping $'s. Two words...\"shorty Pazzo's\". they completly change the feel of the clutch and take up all the slack in the stock lever.

+1 on the Pazzo's, they make a big difference, plus they have better, more precise adjustablity.

But even before i got Pazo's, it only took a little while to get used to the clutch on this bike....each bike is different.

:thumbup:

 

[ozzieboy]

It's possible you have a problem. Mine slips the clutch perfectly at the same friction point every time, and for gear changing and defining where that friction point is you can adjust it for you easily enough.