Clutch cable problems

[Unseen28]

Hey guys,

I searched around but found it's hard to find advice strictly related to my bike so apologies if there is a post somewhere covering this already.

Basically lets start from what I consider the start of the initial problem.

A while ago I put too much lean on a roundabout (wet road) on my RC 125 and ended up sliding out, the bike took some damage to the left side (only part of the clutch on this side is the connection from cable to the clutch itself) after I repaired the bike with no damage observed and no repairs made to the clutch I carried on. A few months later I had some issues with the bike jumping into gears, one day It was really bad so I pulled over to adjust the clutch, When I pulled the cover back from the cable to hand lever the cable fully broke and came out.

After a pain in the ass recovery I replaced the cable initially running it through the bike wrong and with maximum length adjustment I still couldn't fully disengage the clutch to change gear. Found out I ran it through the bike wrong which I was surprised to learn how much a difference that makes. After running the cable the right way and adjusting it almost identical to it's replacement I was away and fully confident. Now about a month later I am having issues with the bike going down into first, I normally click to 2nd and tap down to find neutral, now when I change to first it seems to bounce back in neutral from the feeling of resistance (it comes up N straight away on the dash, no indication of 1st being reached) and this is with moderate force (not stamping the hell out of it) after this happens I can go into 1st from neutral but with noticeably more force than changing gear and it sounds as if the clutch isn't disengaging properly. I a'm going to spend a day adjusting and test riding the clutch, however the reason I am here is because there is no difference from bike moving to stationary, no problem with 2nd and up and from my knowledge this far I am thinking an issue with the disks themselves, and I would rather some experienced advice before I rip the clutch out.

Any advice is much appreciated, thanks

[Unseen28]

Initial break

[Hoggs]

Hello and welcome! Helpful people will be along shortly

[Mr Fro]

Is that all while stationary? Can you select 1st while rolling the bike or when the engine is off (moving and stationary)?

[Guest]

Were you in second when you dropped it?

Would say a selector fault than a clutch issue

[Unseen28]

Is that all while stationary? Can you select 1st while rolling the bike or when the engine is off (moving and stationary)?

 

Moving or stationary I first noticed it slowing and stopping for lights, but today whilst on an A road I dipped the clutch and tried to see if it could select and still the same

 

Were you in second when you dropped it?

Would say a selector fault than a clutch issue

 

Very likely, I can't remember but it would have been the best for the condition and the road i'd of needed the power in 2nd to get out of a lean like that even if I pulled it off. This sounds like the most plausible idea from my knowledge. It could very well have came about from the crash it hit hard and span about 5-6 meters

[Unseen28]

Managed to fix the problem by adjusting the tension from the clutch end, spent about 14 hours over the weekend tweak and testing and happy to say I have no longer grief. I tried the following

- re routing the cable (no improvement)

- removing the cable and changing gear with a screwdriver in the cable hold (worked fine, trying to rule out clutch cable vs. disk selection etc)

- adjusting lever end

- adjusting clutch end

Everytime I adjusted I tried changing from a stand still, up a gear, down a gear and coasting and managed to find a sweet spot eventually. Then I went on a long ride out to fully test it, stopped at a cafe and let the bike cool and normalize itself before getting back on it and still had no issues.

Many thanks for the advice!

If I can offer some from myself; the best way to avoid clutch problems is not to throw your bike round a roundabout like a chinese gymnast with a hula hoop

[Mr Fro]

Mmmm... Hula hoops...

[Unseen28]

Mmmm... Hula hoops...

 

Got to be beef flavoured

[Guest]

Mmmm... Hula hoops...

 

Got to be beef flavoured

I thought you said they were chinese flavoured

[Unseen28]

Mmmm... Hula hoops...

 

Got to be beef flavoured

I thought you said they were chinese flavoured

 

Attention span of a humming bird (when off the road, at least)