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Any clutch lever tips to tame the beast?

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jigggawatt:
I wish I could find one of those setups!!!

MadKaw:
thats pretty sweet!

Hillclimb#42:
  Wow. that is a beauty. Tell me that is a brand-new bike, because my 97 aint ever gonna be that clean again.
I think everyone is dead on about their tips. Thank you. I ride, not engineer much. Have a brother who welds and could get with him to make parts, but I've seen too many first attempts at re-engineering factory parts. If I had it work and look as nice as Platypus' set up there, of course I'd do it. Is that something you made Platypus?
  I wound up getting a Clutch-ease as a present, and it seems to work really well. Ruined one attempt on the hill because of the adjustment wasn't set well for me, but worked that out quickly. Managed a second place on second run.
It has three settings that you can change quickly. I was a little concerned about getting enough stroke on the pull on any mods, but it works well with no lurching when in gear. Very smooth and easy to hold in. ( I decided against the Honda perch and lever, even though my buddy has extras) :-D

Platypus:
No I did not make that.  That is Destry Abbot's last KX500.  He races off-road for Kawasaki and that is a "works" part that extends the lever 10mm.  That little piece does not take extreme engineering but does require a chunk of billet aluminum and access to machine tools and digital calipers at a minimum. I don't clutch enough to realize any problem with the stock setup.  Maybe it's just my huge forearms! 

Mick:
The MSR Raptor perch works better then Ho**a stuff...for those of you who don't like that four letter word.  My 500's clutch pulls so light it's like cheating.  The Motion Pro cable helped a bit too.

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