I decided to adjust my clutch tonight because i felt like I was right on the edge of the clutch not fully engaging when i released the lever. I have some confusion about what adjusting at the handle does. If I loosen the locknut and unscrew the cable some, does that move the friction point towards me or away from me?

Anyways, I screwed the cable all the way in at the lever. I loosened the lock nut on the crankcase and turned the nuts so the cable went further down so the clutch arm would be lower when the lever was released. It's still higher than if the cable weren't there, but it's better. I tested it and I couldn't get the clutch to fully engage so i then did some adjusting at the grip. I unscrewed the cable a bit and now it seems to be better. My friction point is at about 50% lever pull, i get no power to the wheel with the lever pulled all the way in, and from what I can tell, i get no clutch slippage. Under heavy load the clutch starts to slip when i pull the lever in a few mm.

Does this sound good? I know its hard to describe these things over the net. I'm heading on a ride tomorrow and am going to bring some pliers with me just in case I need to make some adjustments on the road. Also, say I am not getting full engagement of the clutch, will going riding like that do any damage?

Sorry, 2006 w/9k miles (6.5k of those are mine). Sounds like I should be good to go. Thanks for the #s

take a look at the cable itself by the hand lever and the lever on the case. I too suddenly felt as if i should adjust my clutch and quickly realized the my cable was just about to snap. It was hanging on by 1-2 wires out of...8 i think, that make up the cable. Its is NO FUN trying to ride with a broken clutch cable.

I don't think the cable is going bad. There's been no change recently with the clutch, just something that had been nagging me since I bought the bike and I finally decided to try to do something about it last night.