Clutch

[markyp33]

DL1000 2005

I do a lot of commuting on the bike, and suffer from a touch of arthritis. I am finding when I am queueing that I am struggling with the clutch. The clutch seems free to operate, and there is no catching - in other words, I think it is me, not the bike.
Is there any accessory or mod I can do that would assist the clutch, or make it easier to pull in?
Cheers
Mark

[kwackboy]

Hydrolic clutches are pretty much non adjustable apart from the span adjuster on the lever.

Suggestions of improvement would be to make sure the lever mount is greased with free movement and the master cylinder piston is not clogged up with dirt along with the clutch push rod but as you have said that the clutch seems free enough that rules out most of those suggestions, however when I had my vee I found that upgrading the standard line to a goodridge line helped somewhat.   

[markyp33]

Thanks for that - maybe I will look at the Goodridge  ;-)

[TimV]

My K3-4 Vee's clutch always seemed really heavy from when I bought it in 2013, despite changing fluid & greasing lever pivot etc. However, at the start of this year the slave cylinder developed a small leak, so I fitted a new seal to it ( cylinder wasn't particularly corroded or grubby or anything), and the lever action is now a lot lighter.

Can't really explain it- maybe the seal gets old and hard and drags more.  But anyway with the new seal costing only about £6 this is well worth a try.

[Robotstar5]

Would it be worth contacting the NABD?, they may have info on clutch/lever systems that give a mechanical advantage to make them easier to operate.

http://www.nabd.org.uk/

[markyp33]

Thanks again both