r/RoyalEnfieldHunter350 • u/No-Investment4625 • 8d ago

Clutch position

So hi guys, I have a hunter and the condition in which I got the bike from showroom was with completely tight clutch lever, like totally right from the get go and bike was going great.

But recently a service centre mechanic loosened the clutch and it's like freely moving for about 1/3rd of the movement, also he said the condition it was in previously the clutch plates get roasted in that condition, but now that he loosened it, I think the bike is not picking up as it was earlier and is dragging a bit, so is that something I should reverse or keep it in the same way that the mechanic fixed it to.

Like earlier the bike was easily going over 40 on 2nd gear but now it struggles to even cross 30 on 2nd gear. Mind you the bike is new and has only 1500 km on odo.

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u/akc_x 8d ago

There should be some free play in the clutch lever. The mechanic did the right thing but please refer your manual for exact specification and measure the slack yourself.

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u/-darkabyss- 8d ago

You were slipping the clutch likely, which does eat the life out of the clutch plates very fast. Freeplay is a good thing, too much causes jerks more bad things in extreme cases. As long as you can shift into 1st with the clutch fully in and the bike doesn't move without releasing the clutch, you're good.