Bite point on clutch?

[ianh]

I've just replaced my clutch cable as it was getting stiff despite fairly regular lubrication and here's what I did to get it adjusted.


Wind the lever adjuster all the way in and take up all of the slack at the clutch end apart from enough to give you about 2mm of travel at the lever pivot. Take the bike for a ride and wind out the lever adjuster so you get the bite point where you want it and make sure you have no clutch slip when the power kicks in. After doing that I saw where the clutch actuation lever was positioned and how much slack I had in the cable, wound the lever adjuster back and used the clutch mount adjuster so I had it closer to where it needed to be and it's been spot on. Don't forget that there's actually a third adjustment point halfway along the cable under the left hand upper frame rail similar to the exup cable adjusters which you can use to adjust the slack if you'd rather leave the clutch mount bolts in place.


That's what I did and it worked for me, others will doubtless have their own methods.

I often pass Exeter. Don't suppose you could show me hoe, could you Pie Eater??