hey guys. my rear tire is pretty hard to turn over when the bike is in gear and the clutch pulled in. When the bike is in neutral it's not a problem spins over freely, I greased my bearings and axle in the rear tire. anything else. I'm thinking maybe a clutch adjustment? thanks

I'm pretty sure that's expected... 

nah i no it's not suspose to be this hard, like takes a almost all ur strenght in one arm to turn it.

Quote from: jefferygs500 on March 21, 2006, 03:06:24 PM
nah i no it's not suspose to be this hard, like takes a almost all ur strenght in one arm to turn it.

Well, adjusting your clutch cable to give it a bit of slack couldn't hurt. It doesn't take that long either. Might as well give it a shot. Give it a shot, see what happens.

Or, tightening, that is, taking out some slack in the clutch cable.  Leave 1mm of play between the clutch perch and the lever and full lock left.  http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=19596.msg179533#msg179533

From my experience, if the bike has been sitting for a little while, it seems the springs squeezing the plates together removes the excess oil that makes them slide so easily, and thus the clutch doesn't feel disengaged.  When you pull in the lever, the plates really don't get all that far away, they need the oil to create a anti-friction barrier to effectively disengage.  So, unless the bike was just running, the rear wheel will be tough to turn by had with the bike in gear but clutch pulled in.

Try it cold and after the engine has warmed up.  Cold oil sticks to the clutch plates and causes them to drag on each other. If it still does that after the oil heats up, then yeah, your clutch cable needs adjustment or the push rod is worn.