So, I'm sitting at a red light in neutral, and as its about to turn green I grab the clutch and kick it into first and the bike dies!! At first i was like "ok this is embarrassing, lemme try again" when I grabbed the clutch to restart it there was no tention so i had to walk the bike about 25-30ft and i found out that the wire just snapped... im guessing just old age. Good thing i wasnt on the fwy and switched gears then BAM snappage... never replaced one, seems ez tho.

 

How many miles does yours have? I recently went to clean mine and i noticed the end near the grip was frayed badly. it has 37000 on it. A new cable is around twenty bucks, which kind of suprised me. I was going to get a gasket for the header where it meets the midpipe, until she told me it was 25 bucks... Fuel filter was like 50 something. I dont know why the clutch cable is so cheap but i wont complain.

You just loosen the nuts that hold the cable to the bracket at the clutch. Then you loosen the adjusters at the clutch lever. You might have to take off the right side fairing, if not both. There are zip ties that hold the clutch cable in place. Make sure you route the cable the same way the old one came off. Start the bike and adjust your clutch play and travel. Make sure it fully engages and disengages. Make sure that when you turn the bars the cable doesnt bind or pinch and make sure it doesnt get pinched between the stop for the forks. Double check and make sure it is adjusted right, make sure your locknut is secure at the clutch side engine cover and you should be done. Put back your fairings and have fun without worrying that it will happen again.

I would recommend getting a lube tool and using it a few times a year and definetly clean and lube your throttle cables as well...

 

Yup pretty cheap and easy fix glad nothing got worse.

 

Hey thanks for that walkthrough. I really appreciate it. My bike has 32000 miles and I just got a check up last month. Had all the fluids changed and got it tuned, so I guess they missed the faulty cable. I bought a new one on Wednesday for $22 should b here today.

Thanks again for the replies.

- Solo

 

I broke the cable on my f4 years ago while riding and broke the cable on my f4i tonight. It sucks stopping at red lights but it can be done. The f4 wasnt as jumpy when rolling before dropping into gear like the f4i. $25 for a clutch cable really isnt cheap compared to dirtbikes, atv's and other bikes for that matter but its doable. Luckily I already have a spare.

 

Happened to me as well, except I was 30 minutes from home. Luckily it was fairly late at night, so I took a couple buddies with me and we just made sure I never had to come to a complete stop, lol.

It is an easy replacement, also.