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clutch adjustment?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 3:46 pm
by Charlie Y
That must be it. It just remember it was easier push starting the CB350 in 1978.... -thanks. -- charlie
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Martin" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Clutch Adjustment? > Charlie, > > The bike has a wet clutch, which will have some clutch drag because of the > engine oil on the plates. It will be hard to push the bike when it is in > gear. > So you will have to push it as fast as possible in neutral, then shift to > second > or third and let out the clutch. > > Adjustment of the clutch is covered in the owner's manual. In short, the > lever > should pull away from the lever bracket 2 to 3 mm. when the lever is moved > to > take up the play in the cable. > > HTH, > > Mike Martin > Louisville, KY > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Charlie Y > > > That's not the problem though. I pushed her to the top of the parking > garage > twice > to try and push start. But it would push in gear with the clutch pulled . > I > tried to get it rolling in neutral then put it in gear. > > Does this indicate a need for clutch adjustment or mayabe something worse? > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > List Sponsors - Dual Sport News: http://www.dualsportnews.com > Arrowhead Motorsports: http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/app/peoplemap/view/map > Group Apps: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/grouplets/subscriptionsYahoo! > Groups Links > > >