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Question about clutch adjustment on Breva 750

oceanluvr30

oceanluvr30

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I recently installed a set of risers on my Breva 750, which moved the handlebars up and back towards the rider. However, now, it appears whenever i crank the wheel all the way over to the right, [during a slow start] the clutch does not want to catch and the rpm's increase. I can let the clutch lever out all the way with little friction. I tried to adjust the cable at the lever with very little improvement. The clutch works fine when the wheel is in any other direction and the gears shift smoothly with not too much pull. I bought the risers from Harpers who assured me these risers were for a Breva and there would be no need to adjust the cables. It could be this was always the case when the wheel is locked to the right, and I just never noticed, but would sure like some comments.

BTW, I love the risers, they sure make a difference and I like the more upright riding position.




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This isn't uncommon when adding risers or changing bars on any bike. Take a look at the clutch and throttle cable routing. You may be able to gain some slack with better routing of the cables.
 
john zibell said:
This isn't uncommon when adding risers or changing bars on any bike. Take a look at the clutch and throttle cable routing. You may be able to gain some slack with better routing of the cables.
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John,
Do you think it is because i don't have enough slack? If i loosen the adjuster at the clutch lever end the clutch does not catch until the lever is way out, even when the wheel is straight. When i tighten it, the clutch lever is catches quicker in all positions except when the wheel is full lock to the right.
 
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With the wheel straight ahead, the clutch free play should be 3-4mm measured at the lever to housing interface. If moving the bars changes that, then the cable needs to be re-routes as sign did. Also the throttle cable needs better routing as the RPMs increase when you go full right. You should not have to change your free play adjustment on either set of cables if the routing is good. The new owners manuals from Guzzi are terrible, no useful information on how to do anything. See page 26 of this manual. http://guzzitek.org/utilisation/pb/V35_V65Florida_1991Util(GB).pdf
 
john zibell said:
With the wheel straight ahead, the clutch free play should be 3-4mm measured at the lever to housing interface. If moving the bars changes that, then the cable needs to be re-routes as sign did. Also the throttle cable needs better routing as the RPMs increase when you go full right. You should not have to change your free play adjustment on either set of cables if the routing is good. The new owners manuals from Guzzi are terrible, no useful information on how to do anything. See page 26 of this manual. http://guzzitek.org/utilisation/pb/V35_V65Florida_1991Util(GB).pdf
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Thanks John, as always you are very helpful
 
Ok, I re-routed the clutch cable and it seems to be working fine now. Just needs a bit of minor adjustments. I have not re-routed the throttle cable yet and not sure i need to as it seems to be OK. Thanks guys!
 
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