BorgBiker
Well-Known Member
It's been over 500 miles of riding bliss now, and for the first time I twisted the throttle HARD at 70 mph.
As most of you know from experience, the Max shot up to over 100mph in a heartbeat. It was a nice rush early in the morning and really got the blood pumping. But...
As I reconnected my V-boost yesterday, now the V-boost seemed to overpower the clutch. The motor sped up more than I accelerated. It wasn't horrible, just a bit of extra rpm that didn't correspond to the movement. So it looks like clutch work is needed.
So after reading the clutch forum, looks like my choices are
a) replacing anything needed with stock parts
b) replacing the friction plates with aftermarket and replacing the half plate with a whole one.
c) roughing up my plates a bit if the friction plates don't look too bad
For more gripping power I can also:
1) install another spring ala "Double D"
2) do a barnett coil spring conversion.
I ride in LA freeway traffic a lot, so I don't really need a monster pull on the master clutch. Money is tight after the purchase and buying my 18 year old a car AND Christmas, so getting a FJR or other master cylinder for the clutch isn't going to happen this time.
What do you guys recommend for the best combo of increased clutch grip and minimal extra force at the clutch lever?
As most of you know from experience, the Max shot up to over 100mph in a heartbeat. It was a nice rush early in the morning and really got the blood pumping. But...
As I reconnected my V-boost yesterday, now the V-boost seemed to overpower the clutch. The motor sped up more than I accelerated. It wasn't horrible, just a bit of extra rpm that didn't correspond to the movement. So it looks like clutch work is needed.
So after reading the clutch forum, looks like my choices are
a) replacing anything needed with stock parts
b) replacing the friction plates with aftermarket and replacing the half plate with a whole one.
c) roughing up my plates a bit if the friction plates don't look too bad
For more gripping power I can also:
1) install another spring ala "Double D"
2) do a barnett coil spring conversion.
I ride in LA freeway traffic a lot, so I don't really need a monster pull on the master clutch. Money is tight after the purchase and buying my 18 year old a car AND Christmas, so getting a FJR or other master cylinder for the clutch isn't going to happen this time.
What do you guys recommend for the best combo of increased clutch grip and minimal extra force at the clutch lever?