littlecat Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 ok have fitted new levers to suit my tiny ickle hands, but havnt got enough adjustment on the cable at the lever end to pull the biting point further away from the bars.....by the time ive got it tight enough the threaded bit isn't really in the bracket.can I adjust it from the clutch end...if so how ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattycoops43 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 There will be a locknut and an adjuster screw in the sprocket cover somewhere, you slacken the locknut and then can adjust the bite point from that end. But you still need to have it so there is play in the cable when let out or clutch will be slipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Yep...Matty's right....there's normally some sort of adjustment at the other end of the cable from the lever end......I could tell you where it is on a Triumph 1050 engine..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlecat Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 do you mean sprocket cover?ive traced the cable to the clutch housing , and theres a threaded bit with a nut either side , holding the cable , im guessing I can adjust it there ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlecat Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 why don't they design these things so you can get at them without taking the bloody fairings off ....grrrrrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Spot on Cat.......experiment with it a bit and you'll soon see which way you need to adjust it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattycoops43 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Sorry, I was forgetting. It's probably behind the cover, in the engine casing. You slacken the lock nut, then screw the adjuster in till you feel it touch, any further in and you are disengaging the clutch. What you CAN do though is screw it out further, meaning the cable has to pull further to operate the clutch, this will give you more pull on the cable (ie adjusting the lever in towards the bars) without making the clutch slip.Hope this makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I'd add that you'd probably be best off winding the adjuster on the lever right the way in before making the adjustments to this end of the cable......then you can fine tune the adjustment up at the lever end..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rennie Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Yeah! big adjustments at the bottom, small adjustments at the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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