Clutch foot lever fell off!

[Lorax]

What an end to a day.

Riding back to Wton from Porirua, 5th the whole way. While exiting the motorway I went to change down and my left foot finds nothing. :shit:

The clutch foot lever thing (what's it's technical name?) fell off some time on the motorway. Luckily had my tools there, could change the gear with the pliers (making sure as to not damage the thread too much).

So rode home from town in 2nd the whole time. And off to my other job... in 2nd... :nono:

Getting another one tomorrow. Moral of the story?

DO MY BIKE MAINTENANCE!

[Finn]

I think you'll find it's called a gear lever. The clutch it that thing in front of your left hand. It's a lot like the one on the right except it's easier to pull in. This is normal so don't try to get it fixed.

[Lorax]

Mental note: tighten the bolt on my gear lever.

I feel so much smarter with the correct terminology. Cheers Finn.

[Ixion]

The things on the end of the shaft are splines, too, not threads. More terminology.

[Smokin]

The clutch foot lever thing fell off some time on the motorway.


It's a Suzuki mate, Get used to it. :shutup:

[Pixie]

The things on the end of the shaft are splines, too, not threads. More terminology.

Spliney Norman - a giant ribbed hedgehog

[Grub]

I'd also check the not-go-so-fast-foot-thingy on the other side ... you really don't want *that* one to fall off

[NighthawkNZ]

I'd also check the not-go-so-fast-foot-thingy on the other side ... you really don't want *that* one to fall off

yes yah do you you can go faster...:scooter:

[Disco Dan]

They should put that in their sales pitch!! If the GN dont rust it will fall apart! bwahahaha!!

...hope you get it all fixed up dude, and glad to hear you didnt slam your foot into the tarmac at speed when you found it missing... :scooter:

[slowpoke]

Gawd, scaaaaary lack of knowledge here..............

I'm not sure what's worse: that a rider doesn't know what basic controls are called or do....or that they are going to attempt to maintain a complicated piece of machinery. (Hmmm, those silver discs inside the wheel are a bit rusty, maybe a bit of CRC would help....)

I was desperately looking for the P/T sig but alas and alack none was found....



I think you'll find it's called a gear lever. The clutch it that thing in front of your left hand. It's a lot like the one on the right except it's easier to pull in. This is normal so don't try to get it fixed.

Unless you ride a Ducati in which case the reverse applies. Oh yeah, don't attempt to have this fixed either.....

[Dadpole]

I approve of the name "clutch foot lever". It has a nice technical sound to it.
If you don't know the name of things, make something up. I once refered to a CD drive as "the disky thing" to my IT lecturer. :D

[Disco Dan]

I once refered to a CD drive as "the disky thing" to my IT lecturer. :D

thought it was a cup holder?

[Kinje]

It's a Suzuki mate, Get used to it. :shutup:

Hehe- I couldn't have said it better myself :dodge:

[Steam]

Gawd, scaaaaary lack of knowledge here.

He knows what it is and how to use it, just not the proper name for it. That's not scary.

[bistard]

Yeah, dont say to much,I just checked his profile & he is 6 foot five.
Big sucker ok!!!
Hey ,I would like to see someone that bloody tall riding a GN250,would look
like an Great Dane dog trying to root a tennis ball

[Finn]

He knows what it is and how to use it, just not the proper name for it. That's not scary.

What is scary is your fucking signature. You have 10 minutes to remove it or I will make a phone call. One call is all it takes hippy.

[Smokin]

What is scary is your fucking signature. You have 10 minutes to remove it or I will make a phone call. One call is all it takes hippy.

RING ME FINN!!!, I havn't been hippy bashing in ages. :Punk:

[bistard]

What is scary is your fucking signature. You have 10 minutes to remove it or I will make a phone call. One call is all it takes hippy.

Ooh Ooh,the ten minutes is up,whats happening,I need to know!!!!

[Drew]

:rofl: ROFLMFAO @ "clutch foot lever".


I think that's a fuckin brilliant name for it, and to be perfectly honest, although I knew it wasn't the right name, the correct one didn't leap into mind for longer than I'd care to admitt :no:

[Finn]

Ooh Ooh,the ten minutes is up,whats happening,I need to know!!!!

Watch the 6 o'clock news.

[avgas]

I'd also check the not-go-so-fast-foot-thingy on the other side ... you really don't want *that* one to fall off
HOLY SHIT! thats a brake - wow i never have used it! Why didnt someone tell me earlier.

[pritch]

I read the first post and, perhaps cynically, assumed it was a troll.

Then at almost every successive post I burst out laughing.
When this happens I normally send green bling, but there were so many it was just overwhelming. Congratulations people, I'll select just one. Bling to Bistard for his "tennis ball" crack... :first:

[Steam]

What is scary is your fucking signature. You have 10 minutes to remove it or I will make a phone call. One call is all it takes hippy.

Heh, as long as there are people on here with sigs promoting the right-wing corporate lunacy that is Libertarianism, I'll show my greenie hippie leanings. And proud!
PS, some greenies shoot ducks and used to do door work, so hippy bashing may not be as easy as one would expect.

[Smokin]

some greenies shoot ducks and used to do door work, so hippy bashing may not be as easy as one would expect.

I duck shoot, deer shoot, do door work and tramp for miles every weekend laying snail poison at Happy Valley, Hippys fold easier than a winz application.

[Steam]

[Steam double checks to see he doesn't have any identifying information in profile]

[Lorax]

would look
like an Great Dane dog trying to root a tennis ball

I do look bloody ridiculous too! Started a thread to get hints on good bikes for tall people. Sat on a couple at Wton Motorcycles today and they were niiiiiiiiiiice... And big too. :Punk:

All you crazy miltant bastards :ar15: and polar opposite hippy's :wavey: reading this, don't worry any more, you can all sleep easy. I now have a new 'clutch lever thing'. (Cheers Finn for correcting me in a non-patronising way). Gears are great!

Slowpoke, you obviousely have great knowledge when it comes to bikes. Good shit. I'm obviously a new rider (hence the GN) and as such am still in the learning stage when it comes to the in's and out's of bike part names (I'm sorry if your gear lever was offended) and bike maintenance.

Chur Chur,

Lorax

[Bonez]

I do look bloody ridiculous too! Started a thread to get hints on good bikes for tall people. Sat on a couple at Wton Motorcycles today and they were niiiiiiiiiiice... And big too. :Punk:

All you crazy miltant bastards :ar15: and polar opposite hippy's :wavey: reading this, don't worry any more, you can all sleep easy. I now have a new 'clutch lever thing'. (Cheers Finn for correcting me in a non-patronising way). Gears are great!

Slowpoke, you obviousely have great knowledge when it comes to bikes. Good shit. I'm obviously a new rider (hence the GN) and as such am still in the learning stage when it comes to the in's and out's of bike part names (I'm sorry if your gear lever was offended) and bike maintenance.

Chur Chur,

Lorax

There's GN250 workshop manual floating about.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=38321&highlight=gn250+workshop+manual

I have a copy I can post to you on CD for the cost of postage and CD. That goes for any other GN250 rider out there to.

[Lord Derosso]

Do you think you had it bad ??!!

Approx 1979, Just over Akl Harbour bridge, XS360 Yamie and gear lever broke off in fourth gear. Had to walk back down the motorway and then ride the bike to a panelbeaters I luckily found a few hundred metres up the road off the motorway. In fourth gear of course. All at dusk on a Friday whilst on my way home to Whangarei.

Just one of ridings great moments to give you something to rim about in your old age, if you make 45.....

[Crasherfromwayback]

They should put that in their sales pitch!! If the GN dont rust it will fall apart! bwahahaha!!

:

Doubt it mate....more like "These GN 2 Fiddies are that fucking good you can ride them on the motorway in second if ya want...":scooter:

[Lorax]

I have a copy I can post to you on CD for the cost of postage and CD.

Cheers for the offer Bonez, Steam has already hooked me up with one.
Thanks eh.

[slowpoke]

Slowpoke, you obviousely have great knowledge when it comes to bikes. Good shit. I'm obviously a new rider (hence the GN) and as such am still in the learning stage when it comes to the in's and out's of bike part names (I'm sorry if your gear lever was offended) and bike maintenance.



Nup, I'm no mechanical guru, but fair enough, I didn't exactly offer constructive criticism.
Here's a serious suggestion: get some professional motorcycle tuition. A lot of the tutors will give basic maintenance, pre-start and weekly check instruction. Combine this with the fact you aren't either learning through trial and error or picking up someone elses bad riding habits and it's money well spent. Yes, it may seem expensive but it pays for itself many times over.

[Lorax]

get some professional motorcycle tuition. A lot of the tutors will give basic maintenance, pre-start and weekly check instruction.

Yeah me thinks that's what I'll do. Cheers for that eh Slowpoke. Will start my investigations.

Cheers mate.

[Drew]

Thinkin about it, I had it happen to me, on a TITAN 500 (read, scary old 500 two stroke, with a universal joint for swingarm mount,) I once owned. Stuck in top, that old girl got me home through the middle of the hutt. And like Murphys law states, every fuckin light I came to went red!

[terbang]

Some of the early Kawasaki triples (The 3 strokers, Ixion) had a splined shaft on both sides of the casing so that you could choose which side to hang your thingamy whatsit on.