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Sep 13th, 2008, 10:13 pm
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Clutch Adjustment?
As silly as it may sound, the Hyper is my fist hydraulic clutch bike I have ever owned.
I usually like my clutch to fully disengage a lot closer to the bar, leaving me with plenty of "slack' or free play at the end of the lever travel.
Is there a way to adjust this on a hydraulic system- or more importantly, on the Hyper?
TIA.
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Sep 13th, 2008, 10:29 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CTarna
As silly as it may sound, the Hyper is my fist hydraulic clutch bike I have ever owned.
I usually like my clutch to fully disengage a lot closer to the bar, leaving me with plenty of "slack' or free play at the end of the lever travel.
Is there a way to adjust this on a hydraulic system- or more importantly, on the Hyper?
TIA.
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it seems as though thats one of the benefits of all these aftermarket slave cylinders. they are larger bore, easier pull/longer stroke.
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Sep 13th, 2008, 10:29 pm
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Not silly. It's my first hydraulic too. I happen to like the clutch the way it is. I only use 2 fingers to pull it in. Any closer, it would be a knuckle buster for me.
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Sep 14th, 2008, 8:06 am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CTarna
As silly as it may sound, the Hyper is my fist hydraulic clutch bike I have ever owned.
I usually like my clutch to fully disengage a lot closer to the bar, leaving me with plenty of "slack' or free play at the end of the lever travel.
Is there a way to adjust this on a hydraulic system- or more importantly, on the Hyper?
TIA.
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This is my 2nd hydro clutch. But I can relate to your difficulties. My track bike is cable actuated. So, I usually stall her a few times trying to get to pit out. And then I stall the street bike trying to get to work. It's a cycle I live with. I don't think I'll ever find a track bike with 100 or less HP with a hyrdo clutch.
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Sep 14th, 2008, 8:23 am
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I really like the clutch on the Hyper. It has a real nice feel to it. It has the easy feel of a hyro along with the positive feel of a brand new cable.
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Sep 14th, 2008, 4:04 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nog00der
it seems as though thats one of the benefits of all these aftermarket slave cylinders. they are larger bore, easier pull/longer stroke.
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wouldnt a larger bore make it a shorter stroke?
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Sep 14th, 2008, 8:44 pm
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All nice and all, but...
Is the clutch adjustable?
Anyone, anyone, Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
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Sep 15th, 2008, 2:56 am
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Unfortunately...
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Originally Posted by CTarna
All nice and all, but...
Is the clutch adjustable?
Anyone, anyone, Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
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No, not really. Certainly not in the sense a cable-actuated clutch is if that is what you mean. The only real adjustment on your Hypermotard is the engagement dial on your clutch lever itself. This essentially controls how close to the bar the lever engages the master cylinder itself and begins to depress its piston.
Other than that your options are to change either the master cylinder or slave cylinder to alter your engagement point, lever effort, and/or "feel"... and/or changing the clutch itself to something like a Surflex clutch. The Surflex I installed on my Hyper definitely has a wider engagement range and is not so "on/off" as the stock clutch is.
Hope this helps... 
Dallara
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Sep 15th, 2008, 9:33 am
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After a 2 hour, stop and go "ride" yesterday, my clutch felt like it was not fully disengaging. That is why I like to be able to adjust.
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Sep 15th, 2008, 9:51 am
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That's not good...
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Originally Posted by CTarna
After a 2 hour, stop and go "ride" yesterday, my clutch felt like it was not fully disengaging. That is why I like to be able to adjust.
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It certainly shouldn't feel like that.
Couple of quick questions...
1.) When you say it did not feel like it was disengaging, was it dragging? Was the bike trying to "creep" forward when in gear and you had the clutch lever pulled in?
2.) How hot was it?
3.) Is the clutch stock or has it been modified?
4.) Has the bike ever been dropped on either side, even at zero speed?
5.) Where do you have the lever engagment dial adjusted to?
6.) Do you pull the lever all the way to the bar at stoplights, etc., or do you use two fingers with the clutch coming in and resting on your other two fingers?
Okay, that's like six questions... 
Anyway, I'll try to assist if you can help me with those questions.
Dallara
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