Clutch lever has no resistance & seems not to do anything. Engine cuts out when put in gear. (sidestand up!)

If you mean why does it cut out when you put it into gear and let the clutch out to ride off, then I would suspect the sidestand switch. Get someone to hold the bike upright and get down on the ground and raise and lower the sidestand. You will see a button switch underneath that is activated by the sidestand. This gets covered in road grime. Spray liberally with WD40 (or whatever) and press the button in and out. If it sticks in the activated position, the bike thinks the stand is down when you try to pull away cutting out the engine. Some make the circuit with the button not pressed and others when the button is pressed and you can see which way yours operates when you look. If the switch is faulty then replace the switch or short it across if activated with stand up, or disconnect if it is operated with stand down. Some bikes also have a similar system connected to the clutch lever.

Check your sidestand cut out switch, or clutch cut out switch, one of these !!!

If you mean that the engine cuts out when you release the clutch (trying to ride away) then check the sidestand switch. This is fitted so when you attempt to ride off with the sidestand down the engine cuts out and is located next to the sidestand under the bike. If it is gunked up with road grime it will stick in the activated position. Wipe it clean and drench with WD40

Hello,
I dont think that you are doing anything wrong. Your bike has a side stand safety switch. the switch is designed to cut the engine if you put it in gear while the side stand is down or it thinks that the side stand is down. There is also a clutch lever switch that allow you to start the bike in gear while the clutch is pulled in. I would check the side stand switch first and make sure that the side stand is lifting all the way when you flip it up. If the stand is bent or dry, corroded it may not be activating the switch properly.
Next you should check the clutch lever switch. Make sure that the connector is plugged in properly. Also look underneath the lever and you can check the plunger for the switch to make sure it is moving freely.

If you have recently added different levers or a sidestand this can be the problem. somne of the aftermarket parts have to be worked on in order to get the switches acting properly.

Thanks and I hope that this helps.
Steve

hi...put kickstand up 1st befor putting in gear....as this how bigger hondas work its a safety thing so u carnt ride off with side stand down...but cuts engine if kickstand still down & then wont start as you in gear.....even if kickstand up wont start in gear!!...hope this helps

Some models have a 'kill switch' if the sidestand is still out. So the contact, telling the bike that the sidestand is it, might be damaged.

Your sidestand switch kills the engine if the bike is put in gear with the sidestand down. If your stand is up and this is happening either the switch is broken or out of position. If it is broken you can twist the wires together until you can replace the switch. If it is just bent out of position you can bend it back carefully.

Have you tried adjusting your clutch cable? If the clutch was bad you would rev the engine in gear but the bike would not speed up as it should because the clutch was slipping. But if your cable is out of adjustment pulling the lever may not be disengaging the clutch. You should find the adjustment at the clutch lever, should be a larger locknut and a smaller adjusting screw. You want about 1/2" of freeplay in the lever before it starts disengaging the clutch.

Did it stall with a big **** like you didn't pull in the lever or did it just die? If it died, maybe the sidestand switch is faulting, killing the engine because it thinks your kickstand is still down.

your clutch is draging adjust the clutch cable so that when you are on the bike with the bike off and in gear and clutch pulled in you can move the bike freely that means the clutch is engaged