wheel_of_steel
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Hi everyone
I just wanted to share some info about the clutch system on my 2012 nc700sa. I have run the CTX cable for about 12,000 km, but in the process of diagnosing some clutch issues, I am reverting to the stock cable. If you are thinking of converting to the CTX cable, it does work, but it will be right at the limit of its freeplay adjustment. It works on a new clutch, but very soon there will be too much freeplay, and there won't be much threaded adjustment left to compensate. A picture is worth a thousand words here:
I called my Australian dealer to check whether there have been any product updates, TSBs, or superceded parts for the nc700sa clutch system, but he said there definitely aren't any. I am well aware of the comprehensive updates made to the 2016+ nc750 clutch system. So I have ditched the CTX cable and installed a new, standard nc700sa cable and routed it as per the service manual: straight down from the clutch lever, behind the headstock, squeeze through the bracket that also holds the throttle cables, and down the frame to the clutch cover.
It is frustrating, because I had the CTX cable routed in a beautiful smooth arc externally, that thing was never going to wear out. But after dropping $1100 AUD on a new clutch assembly, I want everything to be as factory as possible to rule out any unintended side effects from modifying my bike. I will even go back from penrite HPR 5 to honda GN4 oil just to make this a perfectly controlled experiment.
Hopefully this information helps somebody out here. Cheers.
I just wanted to share some info about the clutch system on my 2012 nc700sa. I have run the CTX cable for about 12,000 km, but in the process of diagnosing some clutch issues, I am reverting to the stock cable. If you are thinking of converting to the CTX cable, it does work, but it will be right at the limit of its freeplay adjustment. It works on a new clutch, but very soon there will be too much freeplay, and there won't be much threaded adjustment left to compensate. A picture is worth a thousand words here:
I called my Australian dealer to check whether there have been any product updates, TSBs, or superceded parts for the nc700sa clutch system, but he said there definitely aren't any. I am well aware of the comprehensive updates made to the 2016+ nc750 clutch system. So I have ditched the CTX cable and installed a new, standard nc700sa cable and routed it as per the service manual: straight down from the clutch lever, behind the headstock, squeeze through the bracket that also holds the throttle cables, and down the frame to the clutch cover.
It is frustrating, because I had the CTX cable routed in a beautiful smooth arc externally, that thing was never going to wear out. But after dropping $1100 AUD on a new clutch assembly, I want everything to be as factory as possible to rule out any unintended side effects from modifying my bike. I will even go back from penrite HPR 5 to honda GN4 oil just to make this a perfectly controlled experiment.
Hopefully this information helps somebody out here. Cheers.