01-24-2015, 08:18 AM
(01-10-2015, 09:43 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote:and now I'm heading off to a planning meeting (aka party) to discuss our summer bike trip to the Ozarks. I think I'm going to break the news about the clutch to my wife at the meeting--she won't yell at me as much in front of other people.
I broke the news...but it was GOOD news. Turns out I don't need a clutch! I can barely contain my joy and relief. Took the bike out today for a quick run since it's warmish out. Figured out that it was the hand mitts that was causing my problems. As I mentioned in another post, they were designed for a scooter and were a bit tight. It looks like they were just tight enough that, if I moved my left arm just a little, the mitt would put ever so slight pressure on the clutch lever...just enough to slip the clutch just a bit. Took the mitts off and clutch proble went away. Told Cheryl that I just saved us $400 and that now I can use that savings for a new leather jacket. She failed to see the logic in this idea.
