clutch adjustment...

[pete325is]

ok.. i have read the how to on adjusting it... my question is, i feel it is starting to slip, the bike has 32000 km on it... now.. is it worth me trying to adjust the clutch a little, or just change it out.. if i do adjust it, will it make a difference? and what kind of mileage is normal to get out of a 01 kat 750... i am not the original owner, i picked up the bike with 23000 at the start of this season, and i am not that hard on the clutch.. well.. sometimes


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[The CyberPoet]

Suzuki says the clutch is expected to last 35,000 - 40,000 km in an typical urban setting under normal use. Slipping the clutch a lot, inner-city use, or clutch abuse will shorten the life, while lots of highway miles (little or no shifting) will extend it greatly.

It costs nothing to try to adjust it -- I'd suggest trying, and if nothing else, you're just back in square 1 looking to replace the clutch

KNOW THIS:
Modern car oils contain friction modifiers that will cause a wet-clutch motorcycle (like the Katana) to slip the clutch. DO NOT USE AUTOMOTIVE OILS RATED API SJ/SL/SM NOR THOSE WHICH SAY "ENERGY CONSERVING" IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE API RATING RING!




Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

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[pete325is]

thanks CP.. thanks for the input, as for the oil.. its amsoil full synthetic all the time..





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[thetable]

I go for adjust it, and leave it 1/8 turn looser than you think it should be. That will assure that you are not accidentally running with the clutch partially disengaged.