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Re: [ST] Re: Nuetral problems
> Check the freeplay in the clutch cable.
>
> Triumph recommend something ridiculous like 0.4 - 1.0 mm.
> You must keep the freeplay adjusted down to this amount if you want
> any hope of getting nuetral, plus it makes the gearchanges smoother
> as well. Just ignore the little voice in your head saying that
> isnt enough & it will ruin the clutch....
thanks! this was it. it turned out my clutch lever had something well over 1/2"
of play at the tip of the lever, which i kind of liked since it moved
the friction zone in toward the grip where i prefer it. but readjusting
fixed my stuck-in-first problem.
it sure seems like triumph may have partially mis-designed the clutch
throw length, or total lever travel, or something.
> I have another bike with an undercut gearbox & a dragging clutch.
> Sometimes to get nuetral I have to engage the clutch to creep
> forward a couple of inches, pull the clutch & shift into 2nd, then
> go into nuetral from 2nd. I think the problem is caused by clutch
i actually do that on the RS all the time -- except for the creeping
forward part. going up from first i always go to second, but then i
can easily get to neutral from there.
paul
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paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 84.7 degrees)
'oh-oh Sprint RS, '91 VX800, DoD #1462, AMA #545601
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