'78 GS550E clutch issue

[ShirleySerious]

Lately, my clutch lever seems to be a bit loose. The clutch doesn't start to engage until I let go of the lever about 3/4 of the way. The cable isn't frayed and I don't feel any slippage. Is there a way to make the clutch engage sooner, perhaps by tightening it?

[Nerobro]

Well, if you make the clutch engage sooner, it will make the lever seem looser. As there will be more slack. Yes, you can get the clutch to engage closer to the bar.

There are two ways of doing it. And it depends on how much adjustment space you have. The adjuster that's on the lever perch is probally the best way of taking care of it. What you need to do there, is screw it IN, and that'll do it for you.

[ShirleySerious]

So I should fiddle with the screw on the lever perch? To give it less slack, which way would I turn it?

I'm concerned about this because it's loose enough where I can stall when pulling out from a stop if I'm not careful.

[Nerobro]

Well where do you want the clutch to engage? Further out or closer to the bar. If you screw the adjust "in" it will make the clutch engage closer to the bar. if you screw it out, it will engage further out.