[JDuc]

it's the clutch.

I pulled the plates out and the clutch material is WAYYY less than the recomended 2.8mm.

(that's why I started another post before asking about the thickness...hehe)

In fact, the material is almost nonexistant.

Thus, I'm purchasing this clutch tonight (actually buying two, one for me, one for the husbands bike):

Click here

 

[st2lemans]

I've got those slippers on my ST2 and SS, very good.

Tom

 

[JDuc]

good to know!

thanks!

 

[Rainman]

Wow!
Can you pick me up a clutch too????

 

[JDuc]

hahah

while I'm at it, I've been asked to buy one for a friend for his 98 900SS....lol

 

[dharhay]

Instead of removing springs you can place 10-32 washers under the bolt heads and on top of the posts of the clutch hub. Three 10-32 washer reduces the pull about 10%. Then you can change the number of washers. Too many washers will space out those bolt heads and they may impact the cover.

With the three washers and a clutch pack with 11000 miles there was no slipping.

Dave Harhay

 

[st2lemans]

Instead of removing springs you can place 10-32 washers under the bolt heads and on top of the posts of the clutch hub. Three 10-32 washer reduces the pull about 10%. Then you can change the number of washers. Too many washers will space out those bolt heads and they may impact the cover.

With the three washers and a clutch pack with 11000 miles there was no slipping.

Dave Harhay

The only problem with that is that it moves the heads out, and they become more succeptable to crash damage.

You can aslo use a shorter stack (I generally use 37mm).

Tom

 

[Buckelew]

I can still find neutral with ease.

The springs have less than 3k miles on them. They are the springs from DesmoTimes. (http://70.103.140.106/~desmotim/product14.htm)

Unless there's some problems with these springs?

nope - no stuntage for me, not that kind of rider.

Keep in mind, that I'm still a fairly new rider....

Rick got it; your clutch lever pressure has nothing to do with the amount of wear on the clutch plates. That's entirely due to spring force and the clutch master-to-slave bore ratio's.

The springs may be lighter to give you a lighter pull; but if the clutch doesn't slip - then they're strong enough.

 

[Stick]

Note that a clutch that's "going" will slip easier in a higher gear. So trying to see if it'll slip in 1st gear, and catching rubber instead, is not a good test. Get it up to about 80mph in 6th and then punch open the throttle. If the tach rises too quickly, it's slipping. Same holds true for cages...

 

[breakout]

Stiction is a function of the perpindicular load and the coefficient of friction of the materials;- reducing the 'clamping force reduces the torque load capacity of the clutch (makes it slip) removing odd numbers of springs causes the pressure plate to tip out of the plane of rotation, which makes it hard to find neutral and inreases wear. the amount of pressure plate movement is simply a result of the total mechanical and hydraulic advantage of the system and the amount of lever movement; putting a 'low effort' master cylinder in reduces pressure plate movement and can make it harder to find neutral. Suggestions
a) replace friction plates with Suzuki 850GS shaft drive aluminium wet friction plates
b) use a low effort (I use STM) slave cylinder) and nice stainless springs.
c) two days of patience bedding new clutch in and;--

YOU WILL HAVE A CHEAP CLUTCH THAT FINDS NEUTRAL LIKE NO DUCATI EVER DID, DOESNT SLIP, IS QUIET, IS CHEAP TO REPLACE,IS LIGHT AND PRODUCES LESS EXPENSIVE CLUTCH DUST OVER YOUR FEET. WHAT YOU GOT TO LOSE????