Hey guys,
Looking at the best way to get a real easy clutch pull on a [B]1988[B] Softail standard, and I thought there might be a hydraulic clutch kit out there...

I know of someone's mate who did one, but of course can't get any details. Also being a pre -1990 softail the clutch and trans set up is different and not a lot of options with these particular years?

Thanks for the advice.

 

The two most common things to do are to go with different levers or you can change the ramp.

Do you have arthritis or other medical issues?

 

Yeah thanks, I knew about those two things but was looking for something even a little more effective in reducing lever effort... Yeah, busted left hand from an old injury.
Thanks

 

I bought an easy pull cable from barnett and a longer ramped clutch actuator (dont' know the real name) and it made a huge improvement on clutch operation for me.

 

Just changed my factory cable from the 98 softail custom to a magnum braided cable. They have some type of silicone wrap on the cable itself, and boy did it make a difference. I've seen the clutch actuator thing that tex hill is talking about. It snaps in between your ramp and cable to change the angle and give more leverage.

 

Don't put any faith in a hydraulic clutch, as from what I've read they don't provide a lighter clutch. The clutch itself has to have a given strength of spring to function, which will require similar effort at the lever, whether with a cable or hydraulic fluid.

Like Evoken I changed my original '90 clutch cable, in my case for a H-D Diamondback, with similar remarkable results. In fact it was so good I removed the easy-pull actuator (which Texas referred to, mine was a Mueller). The reason is simply that on our earlier clutches the lift is marginal, even for the stock clutch, and a darned nuisance when in traffic. Those easy-pull devices reduce lift at the clutch pressure plate, while reducing effort at the lever.

There are various devices to look into. One is the AIM variable clutch device, which uses bob-weights. As engine/vehicle speed increases the bob-weights apply increasing pressure on the clutch plates. It uses a lighter spring, which reduces lever effort. There are others, which may come to mind in time.

 

Thanks man. Who makes the Magnum braided cables?
Cheers

 

Thanks, it's a real shame they don't make VP clutch to fit pre-1990 softail..... a good cable seems like a good way to go though.
Cheers

 

Hydraulic clutch won't reduce the lever pull pressure, if anything you'll notice more. Least expensive route is add an Easy pull setup to the end of the cable inside the cover the cable goes into. Try that before you get busy spending the big bucks.

Another option is an Auto clutch, spendy but about the same as the hyd. setup.

 

That would be Magnum.
https://www.magnumshielding.com/clutch-cables