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tip for easier clutch pull

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powerfreak88:
Just thought I would share this everybody. I recently replaced my levers and clutch cable with a parts unlimited power lever set(12 bucks) and a motion pro ultra smooth clutch cable(30 bucks).                                                                                                         Before the swap my clutch was pretty stiff despite having a new clutch kit and constantly lubing the cable. When installing the new motion pro i removed the clutch arm and coated it with a thin layer of waterproof bearing grease and also the little notch where the cable goes into the arm.
While installing the lever I also coated the pivot bolt and the holes in the lever. This may all seem like common sense but I'm tellin ya the difference is night and day. I think I reduced my clutch pull by about 50%. I have my buddys 03 kx250 in my garage right now and mine is easier to pull than his. Hope this helps somebody  :-D        P.S. For 12 bucks the levers are an awesome buy. They are black and look good on my bike. Already survived a crash and a couple of tip overs  :-o    

motopunk:
this is what everybody should do on the clutch system. a little bit grease at the right place is sometimes the only tuning, that is needed...  :-D 

my k5 engine has stronger clutch springs, which made the cable-actuation to a little adventure for the left hand anytime.. so i decided to bolt on a hydraulic-clutch-pull-system. i need only one finger to pull the lever...  :mrgreen:

sandblaster:
Making your fingers stronger helps too  :-)

motopunk:

--- Quote from: sandblaster on May 11, 2013, 11:16:30 AM ---Making your fingers stronger helps too  :-)

--- End quote ---

 :-D... thats what i´ve done before the hydraulic clutch bolted on...

powerfreak88:
Hydraulic clutch now that would be sweet. I have never owned a bike that had one. Might have to start buttering up my wife to get one of those.  :-o

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