Late bite

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Frontslide
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Late bite

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My storm clutch bites really late, right at the end of the levers travel, no drag no slip. Also 1st to 2nd is horrible! opinions?
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Re: Late bite

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Frontslide wrote:Also 1st to 2nd is horrible! opinions?
Their all like that. Keep your chain adjusted and change up early instead of reving the nuts off it in first.
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Kitch
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Re: Late bite

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Yep, mine's just the same too.

Honda are well known for having a particularly clunky 1st to 2nd in most of their gearboxes and the Storm is no different.

I don't worry about it too much as with all the torque I don't need to redline in 1st before changing up.

Actually, most hydraulic clutches I've experienced have been the same and its only cable ones that can really provide any fine tuning of the biting point.

Never been a problem, so never asked about it, but if there's a method to it, I wouldn't mind my biting point being a bit closer to the bars too.


Anybody know? I think cos its hydraulic, it doesn't adjust like that, but I'm not sure.
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Re: Late bite

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You can normally get a late bite at them 24hr service stations!!!!........... ok I will get my coat :mrgreen:

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Re: Late bite

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Really couldn't get on with how far out the clutch lever went so i took the lever off and shortened the pin (that pushes the master cylinder plunger) at the lever end where it fit's into the removable barrel, spot on now but theres a bit of play in the lever, i think i will be able to cure this by inserting a small spring behind the pin when i can find one small enough :biggrin
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Re: Late bite

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sounds like a decent fix fronty

mine is the same on both accounts .


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Re: Late bite

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That's interesting F/S,

Chris.
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