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so... I'm pulling out into a rotary, go to shift to 2nd... clutch lever goes all the way in to the grip. whined around the rotary in first 'til I could get off and into a quiet residential neighborhood, find lotsa slack in the cable... "shit, cable busted".
except-- no can pull outta the sleeve, seems to be intact.
got 'er towed home, pulled the side cover, found that the cable had pulled free of the li'l armature that connects to the release mechanism.
so... new clutch release mechanism o/o from Ron Ayers, as well as new cable (might as well...), question is: is it safe to assume that misadjustment / weakness in the release mechanism is what caused it to fail? or are the odds in favor of serious clutch problems that this was just a symptom of??? right up 'til the moment of truth, I was having no trouble shifting (up or down), this came right outta the blue.
I have next-to-zero experience w/ bike clutches, would welcome any insight... or advice as to how I could test the clutch prior to parts arriving...
thanx!