Just changed my front sprocket and chain (went down a tooth).
Everything seemed to go back together properly - no extra
parts. :) But now the clutch lever has hardly any give to it
at all. I seem to be able to shift in and out of gear no problem
with the shift lever. (I haven't started the bike yet but I can tell
by the ability to spin/not spin the tire.)

Where did I mess up, besides not letting a professional do it?
Plese tell me it's a simple adjustment and that I'm not fucked.
:???:

TIA,

Ted

Hmmm.

Took the sprocket/clutch cover off; lever still has no give.

Squeeze a few times with moderate force, it suddendly gives.

I notice the piston doesn't seem to be coming out straight when I
squeeze it, so I spin it around a few times, now it seems to come
out straight.

Put cover back on; start to tighten bolts; lever stuck again.
Loosen bolts, retighten again more evenly, now it moves okay.
Tighten all the way, still okay.

So I am all set now. Started bike, everthing works.
Should I maybe bleed the clutch after all
my fiddling? I did squirt a little fluid, not lots.

Thanks for your help. Time to go see if the extra 6% torque is
worth it.

Ted

Umm, let's not make that a quote of the week, okay?
Certainly there were better ones from NEXXT that didn't
have to be taken out of context.

I rode alongside Vetteman on the way to NEXXT; he's down one tooth in the front.

....uh, sprocket.

Not only did he hit GPS-measured 172, but I'm pretty sure that it was him popping his front end up every time we left a stop. He seemed to like it.

But I could be wrong. :wink:

WOW! 172 MPH with one tooth down??!! I always run out of road at 159 with one tooth down, just not enough straight away in the school zone I live by!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

let me re-qualify my statement:

"I rode behind Vetteman on the way to NEXXT".