i been riding my bike and coming up to 10k miles and i noticed in my 2009 nightster i can sit at light and let clutch out in first gear and clutch dosent grab untill lever is almost let go. is that clutch adjustment or clutch itself worn out? clutch does not slip in any gear

 

Perform the full clutch adjustment per the service manual....will take you about 10 minutes tops

 

+1, if your clutch is grabbing that far out on the travel of the lever, you are close to doing damage to your bike (once it gets bad enough that it never fully lets out, shifting can damage your trans).

The rule I have followed with all of my bikes is that I want the engagement to happen almost exactly in the middle of the travel of the movement of the clutch handle.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...nce-guide.html

How much slack is in the cable right now?

 

My 06 street glide clutch has been that way ever since I got it 2 years ago, put on 7,000 miles, no issues yet, will not slip in any gear either.

 

when bike is off not much slack in cable maybe 1/4 inch at most

 

i puttin new bars on my bike in week or less should i wait or do adj now and see how it goes?

 

Do it now. It takes maybe 10 or 20 minutes to go. Just sit the bike up straight so tranny fluid doesn't leak out the derby cover.

 

Also, use T27 Torx for the derby cover bolts. Use a T25 and you will strip your bolts eventually. I speak from experience.

 

just make sure you have a least a "nickle width of free-play"at the lever
check it with clutch hot.
if it is ok , your good to go ,..

btw there is no way a clutch does damage to tranny, only the rider can..

 

ok thank u for the fast responses