Broken clutch cable suspected

I have a limp clutch lever on 2002 YZF600.
I assume the clutch cable broke. Is there a quick way to fix that,
if only temporarily?

 

Trailer it to your dealer?

 

Buy two new cables. Replace the broken cable with a new
one. Seal the unused new cable using electrical shrink tubing.
Route the spare cable right alongside the working new
cable and it'll be there ready for the next time.

 

Obviously he couldn't figure something simple like this out; Why I suggested
the dealer. Do you know if it has a cable or hyd clutch even? Betcha he
doesn't either..........
posting at the top so you don't have to scroll down thru 8 miles of drivel
for 15 yrs now......



Bott posting fixed and sig snipped (btw I don't have a sig) get over it.

 

How do you even start the bike with the clutch engaged?
Do I need to force shift it to neutral?

Thanks!

 

Say what? I've got a 1974 Honda XL350 that still has the original clutch
cable on it! Take care of your equipment, and it will take care of you.
Lube your cables yearly, and they will last a long, LONG time.


"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and
degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing is
worth a war, is worse." --- John Stuart Mill: 

 

My bike has about 150,000 miles on it, 85,000 of which
I put on myself. My cables have a plastic inner so they
only get lubed at the ends. I get pretty far from home and
dealerships sometimes so it could potentially be a real
hassle to break a cable in the middle of nowhere.

I've replaced throttle cables before but not the clutch
cable yet. I figure at maybe $15-20 per cable, having
the spare on hand is cheap insurance. Please feel free
not to do this if you don't want to. I doubt your '74
Honda gets all that far from home.

 

You don't, dumb ass.
That's why that safety is there.
Don't defeat it.

 

You start the bike with the transmission
in neutral.

To get it in neutral, rock the machine gently
back and forth while tapping the shift lever.
It might help to have a friend assist.

 

If you want to drive it to the dealer with a broken cable, you'll have
to start carefully in First gear, very little throttle, and then shift
up without clutch,and make sure you get to Neutral before you stop at
corners.
If you haven't practiced this before, then you'll probably do some
damage.
Bg

 

Synchromesh gears, you can shift with no clutch.

Ian Singer

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I forgot to mention there was a lot of oil under the bike when it
broke down.
I got it into neutral this morning but I could not get it moving in
first
on a clutchless downshift into first. Also got more oil spewing.
I probably lost at least one or two quarts.
Anyhow, with the oil leaking at a rapid rate indicating a more serious
problem I probably
should not limp home/to dealer anyway.

Thanks everyone.

 

Hmmm... fluid under bike, clutch suddenly no-workie. Hydraulic clutch ya
think?

It would be helpful when you post to post ALL of the information like "I was
riding the bike and the clutch suddenly didn't work, at the same time a
whole bunch of oil-looking stuff came out of the fairing" perhaps even going
so far as to tell which side of the bike, towards the front or back, etc.

Did you check the engine oil level to determine if that's what's all over
the ground? Was the bike still running when you stopped?

Trailer it home or to a mechanic. If you want to look it over yourself,
take off the fairings and find out where the oil is coming from. Post it
here, maybe with a link to a pic or two and you'll likely get all sorts of
advice and assistance.

Dave

 

You CAN but it's not recommended for most folks.......especially not
osamadumbfuck.

You are right though in that it is really not that difficult..........if you
forgo first and neutral......and there isn't much traffic so you can time
the lights. A stop sigh with a cop nearby might be a problem however. ;-)