Re: [ST] Re: Nuetral problems

[Paul Fox <pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 > Check the freeplay in the clutch cable.
 > 
 > Triumph recommend something ridiculous like 0.4 - 1.0 mm. 
 > You must keep the freeplay adjusted down to this amount if you want
 > any hope of getting nuetral, plus it makes the gearchanges smoother
 > as well.  Just ignore the little voice in your head saying that
 > isnt enough & it will ruin the clutch....

thanks!  this was it.  it turned out my clutch lever had something well over 1/2"
of play at the tip of the lever, which i kind of liked since it moved
the friction zone in toward the grip where i prefer it.  but readjusting
fixed my stuck-in-first problem.

it sure seems like triumph may have partially mis-designed the clutch
throw length, or total lever travel, or something.

 > I have another bike with an undercut gearbox & a dragging clutch. 
 > Sometimes to get nuetral I have to engage the clutch to creep
 > forward a couple of inches, pull the clutch & shift into 2nd, then
 > go into nuetral from 2nd.  I think the problem is caused by clutch

i actually do that on the RS all the time -- except for the creeping
forward part.  going up from first i always go to second, but then i
can easily get to neutral from there.

paul
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 paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 84.7 degrees)
 'oh-oh Sprint RS, '91 VX800, DoD #1462, AMA #545601

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