Here i go again. Many thanks to everyone on this forum. Changed key switch and bike starts right up. Rode her to work and no problems for a few trips. Now? When i try to take off bike seems to bog down. Full fuel tank. Not POOG's. If I squeeze clutch bike stays running, when i release clutch and continue to takeoff bike will stop. Starts again easily. Tried slow clutch release and quick release, same result. Can i bypass the clutch kill switch?
Are you talking about the side-stand kill-switch? The kick-stand coming up activates it. It can get dirty, clean her up and WD-40 it up and you might be back in business.
Sounds like it's probably just the switch being dirty, and hopefully nothing "major".
If I squeeze clutch bike stays running, when i release clutch and continue to takeoff bike will stop. Starts again easily. Tried slow clutch release and quick release, same result. Can i bypass the clutch kill switch?
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If in Neutral, same results ? ?
Clutch switch has a small two pin connector at the base of the clutch lever.
Switch problems are almost always resolved by removal of two pin plug...cleaning all contacts completely. Problem resolved !
The clutch switch is actually three wires. one wire goes to ground and the other two bypass the ground when the clutch is squeezed. so to by pass you need to take the normal open wire and jump it to the ground wire. I do not know the colors off the top of my head.
Thanks again. This forum is incredible. I checked the clutch kill switch, kick stand kill switch, and fuel/air mixture. I used dilectric grease in clutch kill switch, checked air filters, and replaced a vacuum line. Took her for a spin. Woo hoo! She ran beautifully. Wonder what i'll have to replace next.
Aaarrggh! So aggravating. After my last post and after checking the weather for tomorrow I decided to get her (my bike) ready for work tomorrow. Aggravatingly, the same problem again. Starts fine. Put her in 1st, throttled up and released clutch. She bogs down. If I didn't already shave my head I'd pull all my hair out
If it's going in gear and not dying, them you are most likely having carb issues. If the kickstand switch was still faulty, it would die as soon as you put it in gear if it was down. Or at least it's supposed to. The clutch switch will keep it from starting with it in gear unless you have bypassed it.
It sounds like it's starving for fuel. Try setting your choke about halfway, and see if it helps any.
I realize this post is old but it was very helpful and I had to join to say thank you to slimvulcanrider. I was replacing my clutch cable and broke the plunger on the clutch safety switch and the wiring bypass was a life saver. Appreciate your input. (oh yeah, thank you google also) heh heh
My kawasaki has 3 pins for the clutch switch. I don't want to bypass it but the new master cylinder i bought has a 2 prong switch.
Is there a way I can make it work without bypassing the wires? I am using an aftermarket master cylinder and the kawasaki switch doesn't fit on it at all.
Anyone have any ideas on anything i can make or buy?
If you recall your VN750 lore the 1984 VN750 had a hydraulic clutch! This was the VN750 Eve model not available except in Karcoohiestan. Then an enterprising individual produced the cable-operated clutch kit with sideplates, levers and cable. Kawasaki liked it soooo much they bought all the kits and began producing them, installing them on the bike at the factory. Thus was born the 1985 VN750A and subsequent models with cable operated clutch that we know and love today.
BTW, I now have a few limited shares in a bridge in NYC available....
If you recall your VN750 lore the 1984 VN750 had a hydraulic clutch! This was the VN750 Eve model not available except in Karcoohiestan. Then an enterprising individual produced the cable-operated clutch kit with sideplates, levers and cable. Kawasaki liked it soooo much they bought all the kits and began producing them, installing them on the bike at the factory. Thus was born the 1985 VN750A and subsequent models with cable operated clutch that we know and love today.
BTW, I now have a few limited shares in a bridge in NYC available....
Hang on, They could have come from "the factory" with hydraulic clutches!
You see, two enterprising Polish guys were living there in Karchooiestan. They made a copy of the Eve model with hydraulic clutch, like Ural does the BMW. It was marketed under the trade name Kawasakski.
The earth IS flat and pie are round, not square!
8~)
Joking aside.
Your post #30. "Well the 89 and 92 750 i had were hydraulic. I just upgraded is all."
your post #34. "No they came that way from the factory. Never touched em."
Yes, my "Bullsheit Meter" did swing quickly on this.
I remember when I was in Florida at a "bike night" gathering, a gal tried to convince me her Vulcan 750 was bored out 1500 cc's. Oddly it sounded exactly like my stock 750, and it had stock carbs. I tried to point out how difficult that would be to accomplish, and it would be kinda useless using the same intake.
But she maintained it was now a 1500.
Sometimes it's best not to even argue, just laugh to yourself and walk away....
:laugh:
Very low post count. Almost certainly spam. There is no way to convert a Vulcan 750 to a hydraulic clutch. But I think this is an important topic. I have always removed all these things from every bike I've ever owned. Fortunately they are not computer controlled, but they do prevent you from learning to ride the right way, and they can fail. The only exception is my 2016 Honda Rebel (last year for the real Rebel) which I bought mostly as a collector bike. I left it completely stock, and just deal with the inconvenience caused by the nanny switches.
Just out of curiosity I googled vn750 hydraulic clutch. Seems there IS a kit for the mod.
However!
Based on the price and appearance of the parts, it looks like a good way to get your left sneaker filled with oil when it falls apart.
Jerry, you're most likely right, SPAM from somebody selling this "upgrade" and hoping someone here would buy this cheap (in many ways) kit.
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