www.crosstrainingenduro.com Nine cable clutch mods and tips to take the pressure of your left hand! A lighter clutch pull helps hugely with hard enduro... and any kind of riding. How to make a cable clutch lighter on your adventure bike or dual sport bike!Recently we explored how to make your clutch lighter. It focused more on hydraulic clutches. Now it's time to focus on the cable clutch, much loved by Japanese manufacturers. Need hard enduro training? Work through our video lists. It's important to remember most of these clutch mods use extra leverage. You usually need the full movement of the clutch lever to disengage the clutch. If you have long fingers, this can be an advantage because it provides more 'feel' to the clutch. But if you have short fingers, this may not suit you. A lighter cable clutch? If you have long fingers, simply move your clutch lever to the left. Hard enduro techniques are covered in our training vids. This provides extra leverage if you can still reach the lever. Also keep your clutch lever close to horizontal. Riders who stand on the footpegs a lot sometimes put their clutch lever at a 45% angle. But when you are sitting this will cause a lot of fatigue for your clutch hand and fingers. A longer clutch arm. Some riders just cut the 'clutch arm' and weld or screw in a longer section to provide more leverage. It doesn't need much extra length to make a big difference. Easy pull clutch levers for your adventure bike. Alternatively, source a 'clutch arm' from a different model that is slightly longer. Easy pull clutch levers for dual sport bikes? This DRZ400 part works really well on the DR650. Try our training vids for working on your extreme enduro techniques. Just loosen your clutch cable and remove the stock clutch arm. Stunt lever for adventure bikes? 'Easy pull levers'. These are sometimes called 'stunt clutches' and rely on extra leverage as well. If your clutch has six bolts, you can try either two, four or six lighter springs. It's easy to check for clutch slipping. Our dirt riding tips are great for developing your hard enduro skills. If you want extreme enduro training see our playlists of enduro skills to learn. Just accelerate at full throttle through all the gears on a sealed road and check for slippage. An extreme test is to pull the clutch in while in top gear, rev the engine, then drop the clutch and see if there is any slippage. The second method. If your clutch has six bolts, you can simply remove two bolts and springs. Your clutch will be 33% lighter. Again, this is completely at your own risk. Does it unbalance the clutch itself? Extreme enduro training vids are our focus. If you are enduro riding get into our enduro training vids. Some levers provide adjustment so you can adjust the lever to sit further or closer to the handlebar... but generally the lever will need a lot of movement to fully disengage the clutch so short fingers may have trouble. I've google around to see if anyone had problems, but nothing to report yet. The third method? Into enduro and dirt bikes? Check out our dirt bike videos. Add 1mm washers so that your clutch springs aren't as compressed. If a previous owner fitted a cheap low quality clutch cable it may have more friction than a genuine clutch cable. Ensure the cable doesn't make any tight turns as this increases friction. If you use too many washers, the bolts will hit the inside of your clutch cover. There are three methods that involve reducing the clutch spring tension. This can lead to clutch slipping so try these at your own risk. Ditch your cable clutch and fit an aftermarket hydraulic clutch. Personally, I don't think it's worth the expense when you only experience perhaps a 10% reduction in clutch pull at best. Maintenance! I used 2mm wide washers without problems on my enduro motorbike. I have not tried this on the DR650. Riders usually report a 10 to 15% reduction clutch pull. Generally it will just be safer to buy lighter clutch springs. The most expensive way to get a lighter clutch? Cable clutches become tougher as lubrication dries up, or dirt slowly creeps in. Remember we add useful information to our pinned first comment for other viewers to use! The potential problem? Google around and see if riders have found lighter clutch springs that can replace your stock clutch springs. You have a degree of adjustment available. If your clutch has four bolts, you can just try two lighter springs at first Generally you can only expect about 20%. Do your research. Some owners report certain brands were a waste of money. A similar mechanism is the 'Easy pull add on'. It's also called an 'easy pull clutch kit', or easy pull clutch system'. Again it's using extra leverage. These are usually mounted at the handlebar and personally I don't like the added complexity. Again, beware of ridiculous claims such as 80% reduction in clutch pull. Who are they kidding?
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