conejo Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Yesterday I changed oil and installed CRG Shorty levers. Now when I start the bike in neutral, pull the clutch lever and shift to 1st it lurches and stalls. I've tried adjusting the clutch cable, but it doesn't make any difference. This morning I reinstalled the stock clutch lever, and it's doing the same thing. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member jake Posted January 17, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 17, 2016 Make sure the cable is working might have to lube it up or it might be pinched somewhere when you did the install of the levers. sound like the clutch isn't releasing to me. 2015 FZ-07 2003 2014 GSXR 1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Mine did the same thing after setting my shorties to where I wanted them (further in) so I had to go to the right side of the bike and adjust the clutch cable slack from there. I loosened the adjusting screws on the right side and set the lever (says UP on it) on the left side so that it was all the way back, toward the rear tire. That took the slack out and it worked fine after that. Let me know how it goes after trying that and good luck! [attachment id=1281" thumbnail="1][attachment id=1282" thumbnail="1] Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member jake Posted January 17, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 17, 2016 I adjusted mine right from the shop mine was out too far for my liking 2015 FZ-07 2003 2014 GSXR 1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cndnmax Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Make sure the cable is working might have to lube it up or it might be pinched somewhere when you did the install of the levers. sound like the clutch isn't releasing to me. Sticking cable would make the clutch slip and the clutch pull to be stiff rather than stalling the bike. Probably has too much slack in the cable resulting in not enough pull to disengage the clutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conejo Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 Rechecked the oil level, it was a bit low so I added some more. Put the bike in 1st and rocked it back and forth, then pulled the clutch and moved it back and forth some again. Then tested shifting from N to 1st WITH THE SIDESTAND UP (I wasn't doing that before) and it worked fine. I reinstalled the CRG lever and it worked just fine again. One of the 3 things did the trick, but I'm not sure which one it was. I used this video for setting the clutch lever freeplay: That clutch lever looks surprisingly familiar :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cndnmax Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Rechecked the oil level, it was a bit low so I added some more. Put the bike in 1st and rocked it back and forth, then pulled the clutch and moved it back and forth some again. Then tested shifting from N to 1st WITH THE SIDESTAND UP (I wasn't doing that before) and it worked fine. I reinstalled the CRG lever and it worked just fine again. One of the 3 things did the trick, but I'm not sure which one it was. I used this video for setting the clutch lever freeplay: That clutch lever looks surprisingly familiar :-) You have now discovered the ignition interlock on the side stand lol the "lurching" u were feeling was the drag from the oil on the clutch which u released by moving it back and forth. This is all normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conejo Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 Oh yeah, this thread was helpful too: http://fz07.org/thread/791 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member jake Posted January 17, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 17, 2016 glad to hear it So it was all because you had the kickstand down lol (rofl) 2015 FZ-07 2003 2014 GSXR 1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member jake Posted January 17, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 17, 2016 Make sure the cable is working might have to lube it up or it might be pinched somewhere when you did the install of the levers. sound like the clutch isn't releasing to me.Sticking cable would make the clutch slip and the clutch pull to be stiff rather than stalling the bike. Probably has too much slack in the cable resulting in not enough pull to disengage the clutch. Yep unless its so stuck its not working ... 2015 FZ-07 2003 2014 GSXR 1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ralph Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 This only works from cold as the oil is thicker, Start engine pull clutch in, give it a little sharp rev then as it settles back to tick over having kept the clutch pulled in all the time engage first, more often than not it will engage with only a slight click. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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