NOOB WITH ISSUES!  My clutch cable snapped in transit last night. It gave me signs prior to breaking, but I didn't see them for what they were . Anyway, I have a new cable and am ready to roll...only problem is I've never played this game before.
 
   I'd be SUPER appreciative if any of you could offer advice, etc. I've pulled out the broken stub from the clutch handle, turned the tank sideways so I can get to the whole cable, but don't know what to do from there.  :bowdown:me to you

Remove and replace per the maintenance manual.  Only suggestion is to clean and lubricate the clutch release cam in the engine side cover.  Lots of road crap is slung up in there by the chain.

Other than that...  Check everything for safety and go for a ride.  I'm sure you'll be very suprised how light the clutch pull will be.   

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=19333.msg176333#msg176333

And, remember I'm near you if you need help.

Hey, hey! Thank you so much Scratch for all your time/advice/assistance today. I successfully completed my first mechanical experience flying solo.

I wwas probably done WAAAY before I thought I was b/c I kept trying to make my bike do something that I found out a few minutes ago it just won't do.

While changing the cable, I had the bike up on it's center stand in the garage. When I got to the point where I thought I could "test" the capabilities of the clutch and the new cable, I put the bike in first gear (while turned off and still on the centerstand), pulled in the clutch lever, and tried to manually move the rear wheel. It did not move. Because I'm such a noob, I was thinking that something went wrong along the way, that the cable was not doing what it was supposed to do, or I tweaked something inside the sprocket casing....

So I take everything apart a few times to look at it, read some old and AWESOME posts about adjusting the clutch
( http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=20468.0) , find myslef with an "Aha" about the Clutch Mechanism Release Adjustment screw and what it's job is. Then I call a good friend/mechanic who tells me not to expect to be able to move the rear wheel manually when the bike is off and it's in gear. I did not know this. I was expecting to be able to move the rear wheel when the bike was in first gear and I had the clutch pulled in. Hmm! So, needless to say I started it up in neutral right after that, pulled in the clutch, put it in first, and drifted into gear beautifully!

What a good day!
Thanks again to the wonderful GStwin site!!

It's the reason all these folks gather -- to help each other out.  What's great is that even through some have moved on, their assistance continues with the posts they made.  Quite an encyclopedia we have here.