Clutch biting point issue, worn clutch basket?

[slappy]

When I had my gen1 1000 I fitted an adjustable span clutch lever from a Kawasaki 900 ninja.
It was cheap to do and looked " factory",  I am fairly sure a few other people had done it before me and I just copied them, you had to use the Kawasaki perch as well.


Remembered now it was the clutch lever from a Kawasaki ZX9 , C1 or C2 model.

[b1k3rdude]

Well it turns out its not completely gone or fixed, which is when I realised two things -

• I am and have always run heated grips, and these are larger in diameter than stock grips.
• I am and have always use foam lever covers.

I am guessing that the two combined directly effect the span distance, so that my size 9 hands are unable to allow for enough lever-throw. But I also think that there is also some wear on my clutch basket fingers (I'm going to check if I have a spare clutch cover gasket), which when added to the above means everything is right on the point of giving enough and not giving enough disengagement of the clutch plates.