Good day all,
Had a good weekend camping in the mountains of PA on the
Shadow...The bike did everything perfectly and she was a real joy in the back
country mountain roads. 43 miles per (US) gallon was the avg mileage between
30% motorway and 70% two lane twistys.
She started, stopped, charged the battery and railed though
the corners brilliantly! I also proved to myself that if you are going very
fast for any length of time it helps if you remember to open the other fuel
tap...Duh...
3400 miles on the old girl since she woke up from her long
slumber.
OK while all was well, there was one development that did gain
my attention. I noticed that the clutch actuation at the
lever felt like it was binding a bit. She shifted fine in fact some of the gear
changes were darn near Japanese quality smooth and quiet.. It at first felt
like the lever itself was binding and I lubed and cleaned it and then replaced
it...With no change. So then I figured the cable was at fault... So I lubed it
well and checked it’s action when disconnected at both ends.. It was also
smooth and easy.
I have a new cable ready to put on but it seems if the one
there has smooth action that would be a wasted task. Before I set to work
pulling the G1/2 kicker cover to see what the matter is I thought I would query
the list and get your input on what I should be looking for.
What could be causing the binding of the clutch
actuation?
Much Thanks for your Input!
Cheers,
Eric
Had a good weekend camping in the mountains of PA on the
Shadow...The bike did everything perfectly and she was a real joy in the back
country mountain roads. 43 miles per (US) gallon was the avg mileage between
30% motorway and 70% two lane twistys.
She started, stopped, charged the battery and railed though
the corners brilliantly! I also proved to myself that if you are going very
fast for any length of time it helps if you remember to open the other fuel
tap...Duh...
3400 miles on the old girl since she woke up from her long
slumber.
OK while all was well, there was one development that did gain
my attention. I noticed that the clutch actuation at the
lever felt like it was binding a bit. She shifted fine in fact some of the gear
changes were darn near Japanese quality smooth and quiet.. It at first felt
like the lever itself was binding and I lubed and cleaned it and then replaced
it...With no change. So then I figured the cable was at fault... So I lubed it
well and checked it’s action when disconnected at both ends.. It was also
smooth and easy.
I have a new cable ready to put on but it seems if the one
there has smooth action that would be a wasted task. Before I set to work
pulling the G1/2 kicker cover to see what the matter is I thought I would query
the list and get your input on what I should be looking for.
What could be causing the binding of the clutch
actuation?
Much Thanks for your Input!
Cheers,
Eric