Zealot
The Village Idiot
Heya folks! I've been keeping up with regular maintenance on the bike as best I can, and every time the clutch starts to get a bit harder to pull I go about and add some oil (10W40) which seems to fix the problem - although the oil never seems to stay for very long. I noticed yesterday that it seems like it's binding around where the bar adjustor is, and appears to be doing so toward the front of the bike. I've seen pictures of other setups and mine appears to be about as stock as it comes in concern to cable routing and the likes. Free play in the lever is kept on the lower side. It pulls in and goes out no problem, there's just a sort of 'bumpy' feedback while it does so - like the cable rubbing against something.
What would you suggest I do? I'm thinking of blowing the line with WD40 and trying again, but odds are I'll sooner invest in some of that dry cable lube. Not sure if there's a better way to route the cable, so I'm open to suggestions on that front too. Pulling the clutch on other bikes is met with a silky smooth, featherlight pull the whole way through. Mine feels like there's something up as of late.
What would you suggest I do? I'm thinking of blowing the line with WD40 and trying again, but odds are I'll sooner invest in some of that dry cable lube. Not sure if there's a better way to route the cable, so I'm open to suggestions on that front too. Pulling the clutch on other bikes is met with a silky smooth, featherlight pull the whole way through. Mine feels like there's something up as of late.
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