I have a V7 Racer. Did the 5000 mile service.
This is how I adjusted the clutch. Please advise if I did any thing wrong.
1. Took all of the tension out of the clutch cable by screwing the cable adjuster in toward the lever. Zero tension.
2. I went to the rear of the bike and loosened the 13mm lock nut on the clutch arm.
3. I turned the small slotted adjustment screw in "clockwise one quarter turn. It felt "seated". I apply no more force after one quarter turn. This screw turns, but certainly has some resistance to it.
4. I then retighten the lock nut on the clutch arm, securing the adjustment screw in place.
5. Went back to the clutch leaver and took all of the slack out of the clutch cable by screwing the adjustment screw out away from the lever. I left a few MM of free play at the lever. I used the lock ring to secure the adjustment screw.
6. Put the bike in neutral an rolled it. No clutch drag.
7. I put the bike in gear and pulled in the clutch lever and rolled it. No clutch drag.
The clutch lever feel exactly as the new bikes in the dealer show room in term of lever travel, play and tension. I went to the dealer and checked seven new bikes.
Here is my concern. There is very little to no adjustment left at the handle bar. The adjustment screw is nearly all of the way out away from the handle bar. Secure and stable, but with maybe six threads holding the screw in place. Bike runs fine with no clutch slippage. Shifts fine as well.
Can you remove cable slack at the back end at the clutch arm? I did not feel any means? Is it normal to have little or no lever adjustment at the bar with the clutch properly adjusted? What if anything did I do wrong??