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Any clutch lever tips to tame the beast?

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Hillclimb#42:
 My k5 is a little rough in the real tight trails. It seems older bikes just have a stiffer clutch pull than newer models. Compared to other mfg's, the design seems to have more friction in the whole mechanism.
 I have seen clutch ease, which is a little box that gives you some advantage, and also hydraulic clutch lines (kinda salty). What do you guys use, prefer or recommend?

don46:
I extend the clutch arm 10mm, make sure the bearings on the clutch arm are good, use a good cable. An if that isn't enough you could get a Ho**a perch and lever, the ratio is different than a Kawi. My clutch feels like a 250

ebers17:
What don46 said is dead on!  The extended clutch arm and all that other stuff.  The lever is definatly a plus, I'm using an MSR AOF clutch lever and perch, which uses a Honda lever, and it made a world of difference.  Another really good thing to do is to keep your cable lubed.

Hillclimb#42:
 Awe man, Honda parts? I get upset when my parts get shipped in a honda box. They are OK, I guess, but my good friend and fellow hillclimber rides Honda. Not sure if I want to hear any new propaganda from him about which mfg is better. What do you mean extend the lever? Not sure how it would help, since my fingers aren't at the end of this one. Oh, you mean arm down on transmission. Cool. Got a pic of that?

Platypus:
Here is a pic of how team green did it.

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