60 Second Clutch Adjustment - Tutorial

Here's how to quickly and properly adjust a clutch cable on a motorcycle with a cable clutch.
On almost every cable actuated clutch on any Japanese bike made, you can adjust the clutch with just a 12mm wrench. While not EVERY bike will be a 12mm a large percentage of them are. Just use the correct size for your bike to be safe lol.
Hydraulic clutches are completely different and are self adjusting, so if you're having problems with that you may have a leak, or worn out clutch.

[@jackclements2163]

Thank you for quickly showing how and not spending 10 minutes talking about why and reasons etc as other videos do.

[@DustinTavo]

Seriously. People always have a way of making tutorials 20 mins long for an action the takes 1 minute.

[@mariohernandez9316]

@@DustinTavo they talk like crazy but when they do the work they play a background song 💀

[@DG-ss1gc]

The worst is when they do all that, but then do the actual work with some asinine camera placement so you cannot see wtf they are doing… So you sit through a whole monologue and then zero effort put into the tutorial part. Take notice! This video is how it is done! Well thought out direction of photography! So important to a tutorial of any kind.

[@martijnmakelaar4353]

So true.

[@danseymour9414]

@@DG-ss1gc so God damn true man!

[@colbykesler1188]

This man solved a 2-month problem of mine in approximately 160 seconds. THANK YOU

[@MotoMedic]

@@colbykesler1188 gotta. Be my favorite comment on any of my videos. Thank you

[@sergeynikolov4758]

Thanks about your video!!!

[@cookieman876]

KZbin should incentivize short concise accurate and simplified videos like this dude 10/10 on the subject, what more could you ask for.

[@MotoMedic]

bad ass dude. . thank you.

[@Shannxy]

As a non-mechanic (ML Engineer), but love learning how to fix or replace things by myself, this video was incredibly good, short and accurate, well done! These gems save so much time rather than having to fidget around, read manuals or watch long drawn out videos. Greatly appreciated!

[@MotoMedic]

Huge thanks! That means a lot!

[@DenyWatanabe]

So refreshing to see a video that's right to the point instead of spending countless minutes explaining what a clutch is, its history and what the bathroom of its inventor looked like, subscribed.

[@MotoMedic]

hahaha! That's awesome man. Thank you. I try! I don't like researching bathrooms of dead inventors so that's a win win for us all!

[@SebSar-ef4zj]

Straight to the point and no fancy talks , no gas bagging , no annoying background music, only useful information and great teaching... Many Thanks Love your work. *A*A*A*A*A*

[@salahkarassi3720]

IM SO HAPPY I FOUND THIS VIDEO

[@scottgehlken2330]

me too

[@oodsigma4482]

Had an issue with the transmission clunking while shifting during rides. Yesterday I took the clutch and throttle cables off my VTX1300C and cleaned and lubed them. Throttle cables were easy. Only moved one nut at the carb end to get them off. Just put those back. The clutch was a different story. Went for a ride earlier. Had the clunky problem worse. Rewatched this video and went out and adjusted it at both ends. Fun fact: the VTX1300C has a 12mm nut on the clutch side at the bottom and a 13 or 14mm on the other side for some reason. But bike rides and shifts so much better now. I appreciate your teaching method. It's simple, easy to follow and to the point. Genuinely appreciate this sir.

[@MotoMedic]

@@oodsigma4482 glad it did the trick!

[@BB-ee9gq]

I thought my clutch was hooped with the jerking from neutral to 1st gear followed your adjustment video saved hundreds of $$$$$. Thank You.👍👍🇨🇦

[@fonz1anddone713]

What your experiencing is it when you go from neutral to 1rst gear the clutch kind of pops?

[@simplybuilt_1708]

Usually, I don't comment or like videos but man you are a true-life saver. not only did you not extend this to a 20min video, but you kept everything short and simple. Thank you so much for helping me out, man. I was on the freeway when I noticed my clutch lever acting a little funny. I then managed to get home to assess what had happened and my clutch lever was just not springing back at all. thank to your video I was able to fix this at home with a bit of patience. Just saved this new rider from some headache.

[@MotoMedic]

That's awesome! It's comments like yours that are my favorites. I'm glad it helped you get back to riding instead of thinking about a clutch getting weird. 👍👍👍 I appreciate the kind words!

[@bae744]

Wow I watched 4 other videos and I think I blew it. You made this so simple that I am so angry I even bothered with the others. Time to go back and check it. Thanks buddy. Really appreciate your video.

[@MotoMedic]

I'm glad I could help out!

[@aaronanderson2315]

Thank you! I recently did a bunch of upgrades. All done by a shop, they changed my levers out but failed to adjust my clutch cable. The friction zone was way at the top and was having to give way to much gas. Also my hand was fatigued fast, after your advice, she's back to normal. Smooth shifts and not a lot of throttle into 1st gear. Finding your video has given me a piece of mind again. I just new something wasn't right but couldn't put my finger on it. The adjustment was easy. Your the man!!!-

[@gscheben123]

KZbin posters could learn from this guy. Succinct, accurate, great tutorial!

[@EzPeasZ]

This is a great tutorial!! Not just for being quick and to the point (which is nice for the sake of time investment), but also gives concise, practical information - some of which were was not included in some much longer videos.

[@brendanoconnell9389]

Thanks for having a straight forward video they’re hard to come by super helpful

[@MotoMedic]

Glad it helped and thanks for the comment!

[@rk-zm7gz]

Thank you for this video , I was having trouble shifting and my clutch needed adjusting really bad and this video just helped me out

[@roadkill8161]

straight to the point, no 10 minute video going off on a tangent. I appreciate that!

[@ramtinbs22]

Finally, about 15 videos later, someone decides to upload a straightforward video on how the hell to do this and which way to turn the adjustments. Thanks, legend. P.S 12mm worked on my SV650. You weren't kidding.

[@joseacevedo8026]

You video saved my bacon in Baja when the clutch in my 2023 Tener 700 when out. Long story short I was three days into an 8 day Baja trip when my clutch went out riding a sandbar. When I had it towed my a local to a hotel I googled and found your video the next morning. I was able to finish my trip thanks to your video.

[@MotoMedic]

This is the best comment I could have read today. Have a blast! Ride safe! And glad I could help!

[@heshansandeepa9471]

I am a noob, just brought a Suzuki TU250, there was a play on the clutch, so went to the nearest workshop, the guy was busy & asked me to come later. End up googling & here we are. Thank you very much. Easy & straight forward.

[@MotoMedic]

Glad I could help and save you some money at the same time!

[@danseymour9414]

Honestly thought my clutch was gone, was getting ridiculously hard to change gear and finding Neutral was impossible! Swear down I know nothing about bikes, I ride a Chinese lexmoto zsb (125cc), ok I changed the handle bars and painted the granny grey bits black and got rid of all the chrome (sorry, people gonna hate that, what can I say... I'm not a shiny guy) anyways... In short, I've just spent longer typing this message then I did adjusting the clutch (14mm spanner I needed). Obviously not including me riding it around to make sure it definitely worked... Plus the added half hour of me loving my bike again and not wanting to get off! THANK YOU!! Swear down, bikes never ridden smoother and I've had it from new and been riding for 16months! You are a legend. Most helpful video I've ever come across!

[@610adventures7]

Thank you! Great video. It was quick, descriptive and straight to the point. Not many tutorials are this helpful 👍

[@MotoMedic]

I appreciate that! Thanks for the comment and happy riding!

[@ulogy]

Thanks for the informative video; finally replaced the old levers on my KLR (Previous owner biffed it on a trail, sheared off the end) and the new levers felt a bit -too- snug. Adjusted the lever end as much as I could but it wasn't enough. This gave me enough details to figure it out.

[@MotoMedic]

Excellent! Have fun!

[@metube9541]

Great tips, all adjusted now and working as it should. Cheers

[@ryanacree1123]

This just answered a question I’ve had for 3 months. I appreciate your wisdom sir thanks.

[@LOYALLUTON]

Very clear and precise instructions and made it easy for someone like me who has no mechanical skills ,thanks very much mate.

[@MotoMedic]

Glad to help

[@shtdfckup2550]

A thorough less than 10min video that makes so much sense

[@tomasina4087]

Thank you! I think you covered what I needed in less than 30 seconds... went out to the garage, job done. Time to ride!

[@andyblack5687]

Thanks for posting this. Mine had too much freeplay at the lever but I thought I had it adjusted properly. This video set me straight.

[@MotoMedic]

Very glad it helped you out!

[@littledaviso]

Top notch vid, from the 70s to 2023 still valid information. Always and forever

[@findingneutral]

What an awesome straight to the point video...2019 Honda 🐒 12 milameetah! 👏

[@sagerssd]

Thanks! My clutch feels allot smother now!

[@devankrebs4477]

Thank you!! I was adjusting at the clutch lever and not the side case and I couldn’t figure out why it wasn’t doing anything. It was kicking my butt till I found this video.

[@MotoMedic]

Awesome! Glad it helped you out!

[@aw1012007]

Thank you so much. I have my test tomorrow and need the cable needed adjusting. Worked just like you said on my Kawa Versys X 300!! You rock!

[@MotoMedic]

rad! Now go pass that test!

[@johnerickson5512]

Straight to the point. Awesome. No babbling on for 10 minutes to get to the video. Thank you! Who knew it was such an easy thing. I now save myself a few bucks by NOT bringing it to Honda shop. Cheers!

[@MotoMedic]

Thanks for the kind words, mate!

[@michaelcarey125]

Absolutely excellent video, I will be adjusting mine today, very informative, thank you

[@icescreamgaming953]

Hi there! Thank you very much for this short but very informative video. It really does take 1 minute to learn this. Thank you again!

[@Sideshowbobx]

Simple, quick and on the point - get a #12 wrench , take the slack out the line, set the lever to a tiny bit of freeplay, test, done. I was thinking about taking it apart and doing a clutch plate service, but it was just the clutch adjustment developing slack. Now the shifts feel crisp again and finding neutral is no problemo. Always great to go back to your short video and get it sorted without spending another $$$.

[@MotoMedic]

Awesome! Glad it helped!

[@davidpardy]

Appreciate the short format and straight to the point information! I just bought a bike again after not riding for 5 years, a 2004 GS500F. Everything about it is fine apart from the late take-up in the clutch, so now I'll be able to fix that right up. I thought it would be a fairly easy fix and I was right :)

[@davidpardy]

Can confirm that the clutch on my bike does indeed require a 12mm nut!

[@MotoMedic]

excellent!

[@eliaspontynen9960]

Thanks for this video! I got my bike few months ago and I had exactly this problem with my bike. Couldn't fix it without you!!

[@MotoMedic]

Right on! Glad to hear that!

[@apexvillain9908]

You're an absolute legend! - made it so easy for me

[@johnrochford4031]

Perfect. Explained in 3 minutes. Excellent.

[@fm1sabre]

glad i stumbled apon this video. No long talks straight to the point. Managed to fix my bike struggling to go into neutral and always jittering when changing gears and pulling away dropping a gear to second.

[@MotoMedic]

Glad it helped!

[@seanhenry4830]

Your video just helped me with my 1983 Suzuki gr650 tempter. Thanks

[@jprovenzano87]

Great quick explanation! Thanks!

[@sandersfamily7962]

Good stuff man fixed my clutch in 5 minutes easy peazy thanks 🙏🏽

[@MotoMedic]

Right on!

[@martinking4476]

Straight forward and to the point thumbs up

[@johnnicholls4665]

Been having problems getting my clutch right to get my gears so will try this and hope it works thanks .

[@alannavarro5421]

Fkn awesome i was debating on working in that part but kinda didnt want to. until i found this video. Cheers!

[@ivanoxx]

you are legend, straight forward , fast, informative. thumbs up

[@MotoMedic]

Thanks mate!

[@ivanoxx]

@@MotoMedic One question tho, when i play with my free play(little squeezes on lever), I can see at the bottom of the cable near clutch gasket that the cable is moving with the clutch thingy at the bottom. Is this OK or moving with lever in "free play" area shouldnt move cable at all? My nuts at the bottom are at the bottom end, cant go any further

[@Avensur]

Thanks buddy, now I can see my adjustment is out. Excellent tip my friend 👍💪.

[@MajorLeagueModdingHQ]

Thank you for this video!!!! I was starting to go crazy, I installed a new clutch cable and then all of the sudden my bike was riding like shit and something was def. Wrong! This video is super! Informative. Thank you thank you thank you!!

[@yevheniididkovskyi1922]

I love it! Straight to the point

[@__Diaz__]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! going to replace my cable this afternoon and this made it soooo simple thanks x1000

[@MotoMedic]

Glad it helped!

[@JDKEY27]

One of the best explanation on every details!

[@MotoMedic]

Thank you!

[@RodneyFogIam]

Awesome video mate, thanks to you I just adjusted my Daytona 600 clutch in 2 mins flat ❤

[@MotoMedic]

Nice work!

[@XavierValentine]

Best cluth adjustment video so far, thanks

[@MotoMedic]

Awesome, thank you!

[@hottotty13]

Bruh. Thank you. Sure enough 12 milly. Did it while my bike warmed up. Clunky shifts gone. 👍🏻

[@samuelwest2551]

Great video! Only addition is that some Hondas actually have a 14mm and a 12mm on either side - the 3rd generation Magnas (and presumably VFRs) are like this.

[@Tawni.6269]

Informative, no nonsense video, I gave it a thumb up and subscribed thank you. 🗨️😊👍

[@syed.muhammadali]

Thank you for making this video. The greatest thing about it is you went straight to the point and didn't waste anyone's time. People should learn from you on how to make a proper video. Thanks once again.

[@WFO.Ian.30]

Thanks for the video! New rider here. Your channel should be a great help to me in the next coming warm months.

[@MotoMedic]

Awesome! I'm always happy to help!

[@scoobyroo218]

good vid, quick simple and informative, nice one

[@MotoMedic]

Thanks!

[@richardbrown8898]

Fantastic simple explanation. Thank you.

[@MotoMedic]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@jjaygunz]

Just subscribed thanks brother 🙌

[@elricaguilar6693]

I needed to watch this Great video

[@infeedel7706]

Thanks from Australia mate!

[@ripsnortedg4922]

Legend great video as I’m gonna sound like an idiot but I haven’t adjusted my clutch and was wondering why it’s gearing like an absolute pig thanks mate !!

[@isaacpargas5158]

Thank you for getting to the point!! Used your video and now my CBR shifts smooth

[@MotoMedic]

Excellent! Happy riding! Thank you for the comment man 🤙

[@ryanstoudt8381]

What problem were you having? I also have a 2012 cbr 600rr and when I shift gears and let off the clutch it jerks. It makes shifting gears quickly difficult because I have to let the clutch out very slow in order for it not to jerk. Were you having this problem too?

[@MotoMedic]

@@ryanstoudt8381 Sport bikes are very touchy... they take time to learn how to be smooth. It's most likely that nothing is wrong with your clutch or bike, but that you've not ridden it long enough and gotten really smooth with your shifts. Eventually you'll shift that beast smooth as butter. :)

[@ryanstoudt8381]

@@MotoMedic I've put 1500 miles on it already. I feel like the clutch isn't adjusted right or something. If I release the clutch too fast it wants to jerk on me unless I release it slow.. I see people on youtube dumping it and ramming through the gears like nothing

[@MotoMedic]

@@ryanstoudt8381 I've raced sport bikes a long time... the clutches have a friction point that is very minute and there's not a lot of room for error with pretty much everything on a sport bike. Touchy throttle, touchy brakes, touchy clutch, touchy handling if you're inexperienced. I'd start with just making sure the clutch has good free play like in this video and that it's adjusted like this video. If it is... the clutch is find and you will get it. Might take more than 1500 miles man. I've ben riding for 30 years and it always takes me a bit to get used to a new bike I've not ridden before. It'll come... keep practicing!

[@grominwithrob1339]

Great video. I use two nickles for lever spacing. Honda Grom and Honda Monkey have 12mm and a 14mm nut at the case.

[@4D_Recovery]

Cool video concise and precise ❤

[@oninoshinobi]

thanks sir! you saved lots of folks a lot of time.

[@MotoMedic]

Less time working on it and more time riding it! Glad I could help!

[@bryangipe1]

worked for me, thanks for a great video!

[@kriteshbhooshun4942]

Worked like a charm, thanks alot.

[@K-Fighter]

Straight to the point. Thx

[@CHIBA280CRV]

Fantastic informative video sir thank you 🤙🏻

[@MotoMedic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jades323]

Thanks so much I just put an entire new clutch kit in my Yz250f and my heart dropped when it didn’t work but this vid saved me

[@MotoMedic]

It's comments like yours that mean the most. Glad it was useful! Get out and ride that thing!

[@jades323]

Moto Medic I’m heading to go to that right now. Thanks so much!

[@MotoMedic]

@@jades323 can't lie.... As I sit in the work truck headed to a parts house for HVAC supplies.... I'm jealous as all hell. Have fun man!

[@jades323]

Moto Medic haha I sure will have fun. Thanks again

[@colbyrichardson3724]

Great video! Helped a lot.

[@MotoMedic]

Glad it helped!

[@bowmanmccullough3759]

Helped loads, thank you!

[@Thewarhorse47]

Excellent. Everything I needed to know.

[@MotoMedic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@HuckitMedia]

Awesome video! Thank you!

[@KhoaNguyen-lq5pd]

best video with simple explain reason why you should do it at the end part of video. Thanks.

[@HS99876]

Thank you, right to the point.

[@x-man5056]

Excellent presentation. Subscribed.

[@MotoMedic]

Thanks!

[@Marcos0ne]

I needed this today

[@MotoMedic]

I'm happy knowing I was able to help! Go ride! I'm jealous...

[@michaelchristopher2549]

Thank you for the tutorial...very helpful!

[@MotoMedic]

Glad it helped!

[@aoudjit78]

Jesus Christ thank you for making a short and to the point video

[@MotoMedic]

I'm glad to have helped. But I'm definitely not Jesus. I'm far better looking and my shoes aren't open toe.

[@souhailshamaissem7564]

Thanks for that mate. Top video.

[@MotoMedic]

Thank you 🤙🤙

[@johnskarvelis6936]

thanks for the tip! that video helped a lot

[@aaronsymons78]

Thanks so informative. Great video

[@jacobfernandez2731]

Solid video homie

[@eatgreenorange]

You're the Beast.

[@chathamabs2011]

Very helpful, now subscribed👍

[@spooningwithyourmoma1769]

Yeah mine came out of adjustment..went to go do a clutch up wheelie and off the bat i noticed the sound wasnt the same sure nuff i had to re-adjust my clutch..make a long story short this vid helped me.

[@cavemenproductions2682]

not the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed.

[@MotoMedic]

😂😂😂. Thanks dude. 👍👍🍻🍻

[@luisorozco3061]

Thanks sir I replaced my handle bars and all was ok until I took it for a spin and then felt as if the clutch was lagging now I see how to adjust it thanks man

[@tony_1883]

God bless you sir. 🙏🏻 thanks for this video.

[@1683clifton]

Perfect execution

[@COWASOGGY]

Thanks man..dealership was about to charge $250,000 to just see what was wrong with the clutch

[@ryanw3259]

The 12mm thingy was funny. I had a handful of Japanese cars and they all had the same spec bolt size which make me chuckle each time

[@MotoMedic]

They like 12mm the way Germans like 11 and 13mm 🤣