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(bobo is a small pain in French)

Not so long after I started riding the Norge, I developed a vague pain on the inside of my right elbow that was diagnosed on the period incarnation of this board as a golfer's elbow. Regular application of Voltaren balm reduced the symptoms, and with time they just faded.

I've never found the clutch particularly light, and despite that my hands aren't exactly small, my fingers are proportionally short, esp. the ring and pinky fingers. I think this explains why I have, since a while now, a sore left thumb base joint, esp. on the palm side. This too seems to react to Voltaren, but it hasn't gone away during my recent 1.5 months or so off the bike, so maybe something else is going on (too).

Is this a known (Guzzi) bobo that has a pet name?

More importantly, what options are there to make the clutch operation a bit lighter, or requiring pulling the lever over a shorter distance? I'm going to be getting a new clutch lever, so I might be able to talk my dealer into getting me a Pazzo lever (price is about the same as the Guzzi/Brembo items). I recall that something can be done to the piston but that was rather intrusive and delicate — or is it just a question of mounting a larger piston? I hear this is done on Ducatis.

Good to be riding again, though!
 
Rene;

The Pazzio levers are great and they will adjust in closer then stock, When you install them you have to transfer the actuating rod from the old to the new and the instructions say to carefully measure the length of the old and transfer the same measurement to the new. However I believe you can even get the lever in closer by installing the the rod to a shorter length on the new. Have you or ever had the clutch system bled ? I only have to bring in the lever between 1/8 to 1/4 inch to disengage the clutch to up shift or down shift, so I don't see outside of holding it all the way to the grip at a stop (which you don't really have to do) why you are experiencing stress on your hand.. If the clutch has never been bled then I would do or have that done first.

FWIW I went with the long levers.

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Thanks Dan. Sounds like it might also work to modulate the length of that rod with a Brembo lever??

Actually, I think that issue for me is not so much holding the clutch against the grip, but rather pulling it in, letting it out a bit, the sort of thing you do when you're not alone on the road ... and then have to work the turn signals too (esp. in a right-hander turn...)
 
Erm, I'd love to be able to ... but over here one is rarely alone on the road.

Ever try to negotiate city or start-stop traffic without a clutch?

I have. It's wonderful. Except that it requires an automatic gearbox like on my gf's scooter ;)
 
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