Where's your "friction zone"?

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nyrblue35 · Fri May 27, 2005 10:24 am

mine seems to grab when the trigger is almost fully away from the bars. i dont really like it, guess i need to adjust it. was just curious how others like theirs set up.

TheReaper · Fri May 27, 2005 10:51 am

Mines still set up the way it came from the dealer. It's starts grabbing when the lever is about 1/3 to 1/2 way out. I'm pretty happy with it now that I'm used to it, don't know if I would adust it.

Lion_Lady · Fri May 27, 2005 11:16 am

On my CS is is about 1/3 to 1/2 way out, on the Rockster, its at about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way.

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Randy · #4 Unread post by **Randy** » Fri May 27, 2005 11:27 am

Mine is about 1/2 way, I don't know why, but it just seems right.

allawybiker · Fri May 27, 2005 12:53 pm

1/2 way; allows good control.

#6 Unread post by **Sev** » Fri May 27, 2005 1:37 pm

1/2 way on both the bikes I've owned, but I let it out real slow anyways.

Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:44 pm

Mine is close to 1/2 way but the friction zone is very small. When I first got the bike, I stalled it a lot because of the small friction zone, but after getting familiar with it, it's ok. I needed to learn to be a little more assertive with the throttle.

I have a question regarding clutches. To pop it or not to pop it.

I used to ride pillion with someone who just popped the clutch and it made for a lot of " helmet bashing". I try very hard to shift smoothly with the goal of not even feeling the shift.

Someone told me that popping the clutch is less wear and tear on the clutch and "finessing" the clutch will make it wear out quicker.

Is this true? Not that it will make me change my style....I prefer a smooth ride.

bigswifty · #8 Unread post by **bigswifty** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 3:48 pm

edited for clarity and content....

my clutch engages in the last inch of travel, and is non-adjustable. That combined with the slight slippage at WOT beyond 8K makes fer a clutch job some time this year...

Someone told me that popping the clutch is less wear and tear on the clutch and "finessing" the clutch will make it wear out quicker.

idont know how true this is, but it semms like the more time the clutch spends in the friction zone the more it wears. It is posisible to float the throttle on upshifts so that very little finnessing is needed. On downshifts, you can completely pop the clutch;provided the revs are matched just right for your speed and the lower gear you selected.

Gilfy650a · #9 Unread post by **Gilfy650a** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:45 pm

I think the previous owners of my bike didnt treat the clutch too well, it releases almost all the way out from the bars, that and i found a stripe of balled up rubber under the rear fender.

Meh, mechanically its in really good shape, just gotta keep that battery charged. The guy i bought it from fixed up the engine and carbs so its tuned well, plus he's a mechanic at the local honda dealer.

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Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:29 pm

f8aw8su wrote:

Someone told me that popping the clutch is less wear and tear on the clutch and "finessing" the clutch will make it wear out quicker.
idont know how true this is, but it semms like the more time the clutch spends in the friction zone the more it wears. It is posisible to float the throttle on upshifts so that very little finnessing is needed. On downshifts, you can completely pop the clutch;provided the revs are matched just right for your speed and the lower gear you selected.

Thanks. Actually my downshifting is good. It's the upshifting I'm working on to get really really smooth.

Can you explain "floating the throttle"? please.