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ok here's the problem i am having.
purchased the bike over a month ago, and noticed when i test drove it that there was little play left in the clutch ( i would pull the caliper in and it would meet friction at about 3/4's out) felt like about an inch worth of travel left in the caliper from friction point to completely out but bought the bike anyway seeing that would be expected (at 24k miles)and i would eat the cost to replace if i needed to.
so i was trouble shooting. checked upper and lower adjustment and couldnt get any more play without having the caliper loosing half of its tightness (the caliper would be half way pulled in on itself). im not having any troubles with the bike popping out of gear or up/down shifting so i was guessing plates are still good. only thing i can think of (seeing that im not a tech) would be that the cable itself has been stretched out over the last 9 yrs and that it needs to be replaced.
any help in this area would be appreciated from you guys. please give me some info.
oh, and its great to be part of a forum that the majority of the members have brains. you probably would believe half of the idiot info i have been reading on most of the cbr forums out there.
thanks guys, Steve
purchased the bike over a month ago, and noticed when i test drove it that there was little play left in the clutch ( i would pull the caliper in and it would meet friction at about 3/4's out) felt like about an inch worth of travel left in the caliper from friction point to completely out but bought the bike anyway seeing that would be expected (at 24k miles)and i would eat the cost to replace if i needed to.
so i was trouble shooting. checked upper and lower adjustment and couldnt get any more play without having the caliper loosing half of its tightness (the caliper would be half way pulled in on itself). im not having any troubles with the bike popping out of gear or up/down shifting so i was guessing plates are still good. only thing i can think of (seeing that im not a tech) would be that the cable itself has been stretched out over the last 9 yrs and that it needs to be replaced.
any help in this area would be appreciated from you guys. please give me some info.
oh, and its great to be part of a forum that the majority of the members have brains. you probably would believe half of the idiot info i have been reading on most of the cbr forums out there.
thanks guys, Steve