• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Clutch Perches/levers

Dave Mills

Dave Mills

Husqvarna
AA Class
I was wondering if anybody knows of an upgrade for clutch levers and perches for people with stubby fingers. I have a 500xc which luckily doesn't require a lot of clutch work, but when I need it, it's way out there. I really don't want to run a bunch or free play.
 
Tricky one that Dave, as really you need all of the 'reach' to clear the clutch properly. On the Brake side, I cut open a 6mm washer and slip it over the cable - between the lever and the perch and then squash the washer shut. This brings the brake lever in a bit...
Andy.
 
drill and tap the perch and thread in an adjusting screw to push the lever back did this on a magura before fitting a crf450 lever.
 
what year is your 500, does it have drum or disc?
I had a Magura lever on my 85 500 that was oddly short and I bought it for it's two finger pull
that said it was a little heavy not bad, if yours is an 87 then it will be harder as they have 6 springs on the clutch plate
 
I think Andy is correct here the way I read his post. In order to fully disengage the clutch it needs to be way out there and then pulled to the bar. I even have machined out the lever of an aftermarket one so it would go farther away and used the magura adjuster because it was longer. Unless you shorten the little lever on top of the engine I think that is the state of affairs. I do believe there were changes to that lever on top of the engine and the "half round" that pushes the clutch rod over time. I suspect to do what I understand you want those are the items to tamper with.
 
honda levers and perches. the clutch lever/perch will work on both brake and clutch if its a drum brake 500xc 84 and earlier.
 
wrx said:
honda levers and perches. the clutch lever/perch will work on both brake and clutch if its a drum brake 500xc 84 and earlier.
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I remember being jealous of the higher quality Magura pieces in those days, seems a little backwards to me
 
I remember a magazine test of bending levers and then bending them back. The honda made 3 the others yamaha, suzuki, and kawasaki broke at 1. Magura wasn't in the test. I suppose it you find a lever/perch assembly the cable attachment point is farther from the pivot point the object in post 1 might be achievable.
 
honda levers have a different shape. better for small hands. thats what the original poster was asking about .... correct???? not durability ****************************************
 
Exactly, I have short fingers and the clutch lever is really far away from the bars. The bike is an 85 by the way, so it has a disk brake on the front.
 
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