Random question from watching the TT...

[chris-red]

On all the onboard shots where you see the clutch lever I notice every rider has the clutch cable adjuster 'wrong'.

The lock nut is up against the cable end rather than the lever perch.

Anyone know why? I'm assuming it for adjustment on the fly?
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[Kentol750]

Are they using the clutch? Not if you look and listen carefully. Less chance of cable snapping when they do use it if it's as you see it.
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[kgm]

[Kentol750]

Not on my tv. Downshift with no clutch pulled in. Watch again.
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[M.C]

[robertw95]

It's more the autoblippers on most modern bikes now a slipper clutch still needs clutch on downshift. Anyone watching Moto 2 will know about the rider who won in mugello having front brake and clutch lever on the left hand bar and how he changes down gear
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[redeem ouzzer]

I don't think that it's a floating locknut. I think the adjuster is one piece and probably has a bit of sprung steel that engages with the "wheel" as a form of ratchet.
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[Old Git Racing]

It's an adjuster for the front brake travel above the clutch lever. As the brake pads go down you adjust it to stop the front brake lever coming back to the bar.

OGR
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[Kentol750]

OGR,
thanks for enabling me to tell Mrs K what it does to the brakes. OP means the actual adjuster for the clutch lever is wound out away from where it 'normally ' is.
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[ScottT]

[iooi]

If you watch Huttcy. You see he only used the clutch a couple of times. At start and at the finish (pit stop included) He also mentioned quick shifter.

As a bonus. He also has a rear brake ( thumb operated ) under the clutch. Which he was using one hell of a lot to keep front down and stop rear spinning up
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[Suntan Sid]

Not sure why but last night I was looking carefully at the on board shots from Hutchy's bikes, last night.
When he crossed the finishing line, to win the race, and was slowing down to get back into parc ferme, he went down the gears without the clutch, however he did use the clutch to get it down into 1st.

I bet the tyre technicians hate burnouts in the winners enclosure.

As a side note, assuming the BMW used a full tank of fuel over 2 laps, the bike's getting around 10 mpg!
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[AshWebster]

Excuse my ignorance, but quick shifters and auto blippers?
is this just clutch-less shifting up and down?
does this mean that there's actually never any need to use the clutch?
or do you have to be in the right rev range when clicking up/down?

help me out :p
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[M.C]

[Matt B]

[jjdugen]

The tensioning spring against the adjuster ferule is plainly obvious.
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[M.C]

[Rogerborg]

[Matt B]

[Mudshark]

thought it would take me while to get used to the quicksift on the new bike, now the clutch is just something for the traffic lights
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[pudder]

[chrisdubya]

[Rogerborg]

[wristjob]

the extra adjuster on the left hand is for brakes.
so can adjust while still on the power with the right hand.