2005 Ninja 250 Clutch adjustment

[obsolete]

The other day I rode with my girl for the first time (she just started) and I noticed that she was a little jerky on her starts and going into second. I took the bike for a spin to see if there were any problems. I noticed the clutch engage/disengage point is at the very end of the lever throw. I then asked her to grab the clutch. While she has no problem grabbing the clutch her hands are small so the end of the clutch throw is close to the point where she has to let go that she ends up getting a little clutch slip and then essentially dumping it. This is evident by the wheelie she pulled on a hill start while riding with her brother. In an effort to not date a stunter I want to fix this before she goes out and buys a dinner plate sized sprocket and suction cup mohawk for her helmet.

Is it possible to adjust the point in which the clutch engages/disengages if I adjust the lower point on the cable where it pulls the clutch actuator? Let me know some options before I have to buy her a 12 o’clock bar for her birthday!

[Woodsy]

you would have to somehow increase the length between the actuator and the lever. if you have slack, go for it. I dont know how you would really do this. Did you wheelie it? is this something that could be solved by teaching her how to shift to compensate?

[obsolete]

It's realy a finger length problem as I see it. The lever is pretty far out on it. I'm gonna f with it tonight and see if I can adjust it out. If not I'll just set it back and try to find a different route. I was just looking for some other options.

[Ericthejet]

I think they make an adjustable lever for the Ninja 250.

Or, bend the one you have back? Not sure.

[Sheppo]

You gots a PM fool !

[kbroderick]

The stock lever is not adjustable, and having the friction zone in an ideal location tends to require enough slack in the clutch cable that the damn lever rattles like an SOB at certain RPMs (mine goes nuts about 9k - 12k, YMMV of course). I did find that just putting more slack in the clutch cable via the upper and lower adjusters worked for me.

The 250 FAQ has a clutch adjustment page, along with a lot of other useful info if you haven't been over there yet.

[Pittenger5]

Buy her a Busa

[Sheppo]

Buy her a Busa

I have a left over

[spicy]

voila

http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/I_want_...6_brake_levers

[nt650hawk]

Po-mans fix

Add some slack into the cable adjustment.

[obsolete]

Thanks for the help guys. Gonna try some stuff tonight. If not it's EX500 levers for her.

I was just gonna trade it in for a Harley, but the 250 is slow enough as is.

[Sheppo]

I was just gonna trade it in for a Harley, but the 250 is slow enough as is.

asshole