Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
98 KX 500 Hard clutch pull
sandblaster:
:-D
Reroute clutch cable from stock position and straighten the metal curve a bit..
reklessj:
--- Quote from: paiankur on September 14, 2014, 01:04:08 PM ---The clutch pull on my 98 KX 500 is extremely hard. All my bikes (250's, this is my first 500) have been cable clutch so I know this is a really really hard pull. After a couple of hours of riding, it is impossible for me to use two fingers to pull in the lever and I stall the bike a bit too often. I know it is not the cable because I recently changed the cable. I have lubed the pivot bolt up really well too. What might help make the clutch pull better (and it would really have to be like a 5X improvement, did I mention it is way too hard? :D). I dont feel like splurging $250 for a Magura Hydraulic and I have heard bad experiences with it too! Any other suggestions? Anyone try the MSR pro raptor or any other EZ pull clutch?
Thanks!
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Welcome to the forum BTW! You will find a wealth of info from threads on here and the very many guru's on here
alward25:
MSR pro raptor is great. Your clutch arm bearings could be bad too.
Goat:
--- Quote from: alward25 on September 14, 2014, 05:13:03 PM ---Your clutch arm bearings could be bad too.
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+1 on bearings binding or wore out.
What brand cable did you buy? I've tried a bunch of aftermarket cables and all of them made it hard to pull the lever. I now only use OEM cables.
paiankur:
--- Quote from: Goat on September 15, 2014, 02:04:12 AM ---
--- Quote from: alward25 on September 14, 2014, 05:13:03 PM ---Your clutch arm bearings could be bad too.
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+1 on bearings binding or wore out.
What brand cable did you buy? I've tried a bunch of aftermarket cables and all of them made it hard to pull the lever. I now only use OEM cables.
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Hmm, I tried the Motion PRO cable.
--- Quote from: reklessj on September 14, 2014, 04:27:11 PM ---
Welcome to the forum BTW! You will find a wealth of info from threads on here and the very many guru's on here
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Thank you Sir!
Thanks all for replying. OK I am thinking I will get the MSR pro raptor (after all it is supposed to offer a 365% easier pull :)) A large number of you indicated that the clutch arm mod might help so I might buy one of those extensions, the ones that are bolted on, not welded and see if that helps.
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