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Offline jed

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Clutch engagement
« on: October 10, 2017, 07:20:09 PM »
Hi , I have a CB750K5 and enjoy riding it however the clutch does not engage until
the leaver is almost at end of travel, is this normal
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Re: Clutch engagement
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2017, 08:46:37 AM »
yup. normal.

dog-leg levers help with the feel of this.
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Re: Clutch engagement
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2017, 09:24:56 AM »
+1
All of mine were setup for disengagement by 1/3 travel.
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Re: Clutch engagement
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2017, 09:28:38 AM »
 The clutch lifter and cable can both be adjusted to help with this. I'd start at the lifter, check the manual available in the sticky posts above.
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