Clutch plates
Clutch plates
Does anyone have brand new friction plates. Reason I'm asking is I measure mine and they all are around .121in. The book says that the min. is .110in. So I'm wondering what brand news ones measure out at. If someone has a set and could measure them or If you guys think mine are to close to the min. and need to be replaced please let me know. I have not play with the clutch in my bike at all and haven't had slipping issues with it and I don't want to put everything back together and have to replace the clutch in a couple of months.
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- kiwi60
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100% with you on that one Tim, I got 2 seasons hard racing on one set of stock plates, and was only starting to get clutch slip with the big hp motor, which I put down to a crook lever and slave cylinderFrom what I've read.... stock frictions are about as good as you are going to get (bang for the buck).

Guess whats going in the falicon basket...
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2005 SV996R SOLD
1988 FZR750/1040 race bike SOLD
1988 FZR750/1000 - the next project CHANGING THE LOOK AGAIN, BUT STILL ON THE ROAD
Now he's got a KAWASAKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nope - Sold that one too
Dang - he’s got a Triumph now

Nope - The Triumph got written off

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Oh, and you can do the clutch while the bike is on the side stand with no loss of oil. The last time I took out my basket I think it only took me like 45 minutes - 1 hr, out and back in. Real simple and straight forward process.
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Some aftermarket kits will read different thicknesses because they don't have the single thick plate. My OEM clutch started slipping at 80,000kms on the street bike, and the track unit with over 70,000 is still running one too. I used a Barnett because the whole kit was considerably cheaper at the time, but they're stiffer springs are noticeable at the lever.