Stiff Clutch- ENOUGH !

[WellWell]

I have read all the posts about this. Even put that mousey earlier slave cylinder with a system flush.

Who knows how to get a 2 finger pull out this piece of ..... ?

Please skip the BS, I want this fixed or get another bike.

WW

2006 FJR

 

[SLK50]

I don't think there is going to be a magic bullet for you.

Changing slave cylinder, replacing levers with Pazzos

and lubing all pivot point made it two-finger easy for me.

I may resort to four fingers waiting at a stop light but

on the road it's two fingers for clutch and brakes.

 

[Fred W]

Time to start shopping for your next bike...

 

[jmgrif]

Fred, I see from the poster's Bio they don't indicate gender? To be fair they may be a tiny small handed female making it impossible to grasp the clutch lever! I think you should have a least suggested an AE! Now if they are short too?????? Pink is a nice colour.

 

[Richouse]

One of these might work.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Ha Ha...POS?

Well, there you go...ingratiating yourself to all FJR owners everywhere...you sly dog.

Definitely AE material...but I offend all AE owners by saying that.

Good luck...get a Harley, I bet they have a clutch pull just right for you...

 

[Donal]

Not sure why you feel the need to operate the clutch with only two fingers?

Now, operating the front brake is an entirely different matter. You need to operate the brake with two fingers leaving two fingers to manipulate the throttle.

Have you tried adjusting the 'distance' to bring the lever closer to the grip?

 

[RichDoyle]

One of these might work.

When I got my ST1100 I had troubles operating the clutch. And yes, I got a set of these to beef up my grip and it did work for me rather quickly.

I can't speak to the older GENs, but my '13 doesn't present any detectable problem. I did swap out the levers to get less of a gap to pull through, as my hands aren't particularly large.

 

[ahchiu]

Replacing the slave with Gen 1 slave and getting Pazzo or similar type of levers helps.

 

[Geezer]

On my Gen 1 I never thought that the clutch pull was hard, but I did find that my left hand got tired after long days with a lot of shifting. I learned to perform many of my shifts without the clutch, and it helped. I know that won't be for everybody, but it does work for me. I also swapped the lever for a Pazzo knockoff and that also helped.

 

[leclairk]

One of these might work.

What he said (not sure he was serious). My hand would ache after a short time in city riding. Went on Amazon and bought something similar to this. It has really helped. Also did some exercises at the gym to help with grip strength (and some exercises in the bedroom, sorry I had to say it).

 

[majicmaker]

Sounded a little Trollish to me. Oh, and please don't get an AE. You won't like that clutch pull either.

 

[lonerider]

At this time, I have four bikes with hydraulic clutches, ranging from a 700cc V4 to an 1800cc flat six. The clutch pull on my '07 is about the same as the rest of my bikes. Have you compared the pull on yours to that of another FJR? If yours is noticeably stiffer, I'd suspect possible bent/binding linkage between the slave cylinder and the clutch basket (since you've already been through the hydraulics). If it's the same, you might be attempting to get your clutch to do something it wasn't designed to do.

 

[escapefjrtist]

...start shopping. Two finger pull isn't going to happen with 1300cc 1298cc to harness.

YMMV

--G

 

[HotRodZilla]

Get another bike.

 

[ANZAC]

Use four fingers for the clutch and two for the brake. The FJR is easy to clutch

 

[garyahouse]

+1 on trying the clutch pull of another FJR. Maybe take a ride up to a dealer?? Trying another FJR's clutch pull sounds like a great way to see if YOUR FJR feels different than another FJR. If indeed you find it feels the same, then you'll know that the FJR you have is not the bike for you. On the other hand, if you find that the clutch lever on another FJR feels significantly easier to pull, you'll know that there's an issue with your particular bike; one that you've not resolved yet.

One possibility is getting yourself an 06-09 AE model. No clutch = no more sore left hand.

Gary

darksider #44

 

[wheatonFJR]

+1 on trying the clutch pull of another FJR. Maybe take a ride up to a dealer?? Trying another FJR's clutch pull sounds like a great way to see if YOUR FJR feels different than another FJR. If indeed you find it feels the same, then you'll know that the FJR you have is not the bike for you. On the other hand, if you find that the clutch lever on another FJR feels significantly easier to pull, you'll know that there's an issue with your particular bike; one that you've not resolved yet.
One possibility is getting yourself an 06-09 AE model. No clutch = no more sore left hand.

Gary

darksider #44

Definitely get an AE...two finger pull is real easy on those!

 

[lnewlf]

use your left hand for the other, well, you know...