Road: Clutching at drive


This is another brief one.
The clutch showed itself to be a bit worn on a track session with the British Superbike School at Blyton Park. When the crap tyres weren't slipping on the damp surface there was a noticable climb in revs occurring at peak power that wasn't sudden warp speed.
It wasn't bad bt enough for me to take notice.
A replacement race spec EBC SRK clutch was ordered and an evening set aside for the work.
I had a clutch basket tool borrowed from Andy Green to hand so time to get to it.
I know I photographed this but Christ knows where I put the images, I'm sure they will crop up and when they do I will update this blog entry.
The job comprised of:

  • Removing the right centre fairing
  • Tip the bike to the left (keeps oil in the engine and off of the floor).
  • Remove the clutch cover.
  • Undo the pressure plate bolts.
  • Swap friction plates(lightly lube plates as you go).
  • Inspect Stator plates.
  • Swap springs.
  • Rebuild.
  • Stand bike up.
  • Top up oil that you lost and cleanup said lost oil.
The end result is a very strong clutch which is ideal for racing.
It is heavier and easy to stall with which makes it a touch antisocial on the road but that doesn't bother me too much. Better than slipping and still not as heavy as the RD250!

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