clutch fixing

[bludclot]

this was the basket having had the four loose springs welded at the ends opposite to that of the front of normal rotation so that the welds push on the springs and don't get pulled apart...



i fitted this along with a 'silky glide' clutch cable (the length of the cable is a good fit, the handlebar end was too fat, i had to drill out the adjuster to take it) new genuine springs, tab washer and gasket.

i started and rode it today. my clutch bite point is now perfect. the bike rides and feels perfect, the welded springs have made no discernable difference to clutch action or gear change. crucially, the rattle when in neutral is down to about a quarter of the volume it was before. seeing as (disappointingly) it's still audible i rode it to my mechanic for him to have a listen. 'that's plates rattling in the basket' he said, 'symptomatic of a twenty thousand mile clutch.'

the action of the new cable is a little more 'grainy' feeling than i would like. anyone have a genuine cable they want rid of?