clutch lever play: how much is too much?

[Ateam]

I have been watching this item for a while.  I have seen many reviews and videos.  The idea of a wallet sized battery power supply and able to jump start vehicles, I pulled the plug.  I found it for $115 free shipping on eBay.    Product has a light, 8 volt for laptops, 3 volts for cell phones, cameras and other USB type devices.  Includes the jumped cables.    http://www.jpcycles.com/product/126-882?utm_source=none&utm_term=[74945772970%3Aproduct_type_l1%3D%3Dvehicles%20%26%20parts%26%2Bproduct_type_l2%3D%3Dland%20vehicles%26%2Bproduct_type_l3%3D%3Dmot&adpos=1o1&creative=42040095730&device=c&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=Cj0KEQiAs6GjBRCy2My09an6uNIBEiQANfY4zHVrc3VILqyCUYl3HLWpsmEOzJsjtSYj-85x8cTehMkaAsch8P8HAQ   YMMV but plan to take this to Baja in February that will include camping in remote areas.  Should charge my GPS, cameras, MP3 player that is blue tooth connected to my cheap ass Built modular helmet that came with BT.    [img]https://ec.yimg.com/ec?url=http%3A%2F%2 ... hQMK.Q--~E[/img] [img]https://ec.yimg.com/ec?url=http%3A%2F%2 ... nc2jOw--~E[/img] [*] [*] [*]

[ron criswell]

Hah...we got a light dusting of snow in Tejas last night Rev. Took my hand and wiped it off the windshield. My palm trees complained (heh). Severe clear today. 70 degrees by Sunday. I will ride this week. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On Nov 16, 2014, at 8:02 PM, "Martin Earl mjearl4@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

  Since you got nothing better to do,please come to South Dakota and shovel snow...cough. The wx man declared, 'we will see budding trees in 5 months.'I, yelled at the TV. revmaaatin. On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 3:57 PM, jwflower53@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: OK, I've got my mechanical hypochondriasis back under control.  I've done the "clutch drag test" (pushing bike in first, clutch disengaged) with the engine off and cold, and warmed up and running, and warmed up with engine off.  I've done it with play of 3mm, 5mm, and 8mm.  The amount of play changes nothing.  Drag is greatest with cold, silent engine, all but gone with warmed up running engine, and mostly gone with engine warm and off.  Now I can sleep at night, knowing I can keep the play where I like it (5-6mm).  I don't have a clutch safety, so I couldn't test Fred's hypothesis that at some point more play will disable it.