The new bike, working on the finer points

Uncoffined Motorcycles, Uncategorized 09/09/202525/09/2025 1 Minute

A few things always need adjusting on a new bike, because people come in all shapes and sizes…

The clutch and brake levers need adjusting either higher or lower to make the levers easier to use.

The gearchange lever is the same. I prefer to have it at just the right height so both up and down gearchanges are a breeze. Adjustment is by adjusting the length of that rod in the middle of the photo.

The headlight was adjusted far too low which meant it was far too easy to outrun the headlight at night. I had several goes at getting right, but it was well worth the trouble.

Buried in there are two adjuster bolts, which are hard to find and fiddly to adjust

Buried in there are two adjuster bolts, which are hard to find and fiddly to adjust

Published 09/09/202525/09/2025

5 thoughts on “The new bike, working on the finer points”

Nancy Homlitas says:

09/09/2025 at 6:31 AM

Enjoy your new bike. It’s fortunate you can make the adjustment yourself when needed. Stay safe! 🙂

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Tippy Gnu says:

09/09/2025 at 6:55 AM

That must be a pretty fast bike, if you can outrun the headlight.

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1. Uncoffined says:
  
  09/09/2025 at 9:42 AM
  
  Heh, it was set way too low.
  
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joyroses13 says:

09/09/2025 at 12:37 PM

Good for you in sticking with it and making the adjustments that you needed to make. Enjoy!

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1. Uncoffined says:
  
  09/09/2025 at 8:05 PM
  
  Thank You!
  
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