Adjustable reach clutch lever

[jateureka]

The VN900 comes with an adjustable reach hydraulic brake lever but a non-adjustable reach cable clutch lever. I have modified my VN900 clutch lever to allow me to adjust the lever in closer to the bar.

There is a tab on the clutch lever that comes down to activate the safety lock-out switch. I drilled a hole through this tab that lines up with the alloy block holding the safety switch. [First you need to back-off the cable adjusters so you have plenty of slack in the clutch cable.] I then tapped a thread and fitted a small allen screw with a nut and adjusted it so that it brought the clutch lever in to the bar about the same amount as having the brake lever on notch #4. A bit of lock-tight on the nut should stop things from vibrating loose. Then adjust the cable adjusters to take up the slack.

Won't that affect the adjustment of your clutch ?

[steve07]

Nice job, very clever.

SSSmmmaarrrt !! Good job....

Cheers

[planezrx]

Originally Posted by Tasvulcan

Won't that affect the adjustment of your clutch ?

That will work IF there is enough adjustment in the clutch cable to allow it.

Cheers,
Pete

P.S. Nice easy fix. Wish I'd thought of that before I bought the Pazzo's for the wifes Hornet!

[jateureka]

Originally Posted by Tasvulcan

Won't that affect the adjustment of your clutch ?

You need to adjust the cable adjusters to compensate.

[jateureka]

P.S. Nice easy fix. Wish I'd thought of that before I bought the Pazzo's for the wifes Hornet!

Yeah, I started looking at those too but nothing available for VN900, got this idea from a mountain bike!

[Gosling1]

thats a great idea !! Nice work. I love home-made fixes....