Two years ago I purchased the Easy clutch from Pro Spec after seeing an ad. Even though it reduced the clutch action as they had advertised, it came with a lot of issues. The gear shifts were hard and the clutch was not engaging/disengaging fully. So after using for few weeks, I went back to the stock clutch.
When I posted on the accessories that I’ve put on my Himalayan, I had mentioned that it didn’t work for me. Seeing that post, Mr Madan from Pro spec reached out to me and said that they have a newer version which takes away all those issues and he welcomed me to try it out. So I went to their office in Bangalore and installed the new cable system.
Post the installation, Mr Ajay from Pro spec helped me in adjusting the lever action. So it’s a bit tricky and not like how you’d adjust the stock cable. I’ll walk you through it.
How does easy clutch work?
The Easy clutch works by a lever mechanism inside the unit. So there’s a short cable that comes from the lever to the unit and a long one that goes from the unit to the gear box. They recommend not having any free play in the lever as opposed to some free play in the stock lever. To adjust that, you’ll need to use the adjusters on the unit.
If you want to eliminate the free play and increase the clutch lever action, you need to unscrew and expand these adjusters and if you want to decrease the lever action you have to screw in and collapse these adjusters. The clutch engagement/disengagement falls in the middle 50% of the sweep. So you’ll need to keep 25% of the sweep in both the extremes free from engagement/disengagement.
How does the it perform?
Once I got the adjustment done, I realised the clutch makes a hell of a difference. The action is so light that you’ll feel like you are riding a Honda bike. It makes city commute much easier. I used to take my Himalayan only on the weekends and use my friend’s Suzuki Access for city commute mainly because of the hard clutch on the Himalayan. But now I’ve almost stopped using the scooter for city commute.
Gear shifts are also very click and precise. You’ll need to get used to the feel at first since the clutch now has more sweep than the stock setting. So getting adjusted to the level of engagement/disengagement of the clutch in the sweep takes some time but you’ll quickly learn it. And once you do, trust me there’s no going back to the stock cable ever.
I thank Mr Madan, Mr Ajay and the entire team of Pro Spec for listening to the feedback and improving the product. I really appreciate them reaching out and helping me getting it installed and working perfectly. It costs around 3000 INR and it’s bike specific so contact them before placing your order. I’d highly recommend the Easy clutch for making your life easier on the Himalayan 411.
Go check it out here – Easy Clutch Pro Plus
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