# clutches **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 9, 2005, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840 "2005-03-09T10:55:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/1 "2005-03-09T10:55:06Z")
i’m about to put a new clutch kit (plates, spacers, springs) in my RM. i’ve never done this on my own before, any tips? i heard its a good idea to wet the plates (or even soak) before installation. i would think just taking my finger to spread a bit of gear oil on would be enough, any thoughts? i havent yanked the cover off, but i am pretty much expecting my basket to be a bit notched up (just because the action of the clutch as of late). any tips on filing the notches out? ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/2 "2005-03-09T11:04:20Z")
you’re suposed to soak the plates but i never have just pured the oil on them and rubbed it around. If you file way to much, the plates will move more and groove it worse. and the best tip i can give you is don’t over tighten the pressure plate bolts. tighten them down evenly and just snug them. i forget how many inch pounds but it’s not much. ---
**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/3 "2005-03-09T11:10:43Z")
someone told me that to save yourself on the mess and wasted oil, u can just run your finger w/ oil along each plate before u slide it in, then after its all back together and filled up w/ gear oil, you can zip-tie your clutch lever to the grip overnight and itll soak the plates from the lever being pulled in. i dunno if that is true or not. also, how much notching can be allowed before its time for a new basket? ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/4 "2005-03-09T11:12:33Z")
visit [www.bikerplanet.net](http://www.bikerplanet.net) and ask for this question alot of them can lend a hand. its the local burgh bike site ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/5 "2005-03-09T11:26:42Z")
> [@smokeyburnouts](#): > > someone told me that to save yourself on the mess and wasted oil, u can just run your finger w/ oil along each plate before u slide it in, then after its all back together and filled up w/ gear oil, you can zip-tie your clutch lever to the grip overnight and itll soak the plates from the lever being pulled in. i dunno if that is true or not. also, how much notching can be allowed before its time for a new basket? file them till there smooth. they should be ok. check the basket later this year to see how much it grooved again. i have done it several times on my old bikes. as fo the plates, when you are ready to change the plates, just get a dish dump the oil in it throw the plates in it. when you are ready to put the new ones in take them out. I used to work at Bentley’s in murrysville. ---
**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/6 "2005-03-09T11:38:21Z")
cool. ill do that then. any tips on breaking it in ( to prevent glazing or anything) or anything wierd i should know about adjusting it. im assuming i would be pretty close to the adjustments i’m at right now, just turn it in alittle bit to compensate. as far as breaking it in, should u try to go easy at first, or can u just ride normal? i tend to be a bit rough on clutches but like i said i always just had it done by someone else. i want to do this stuff on my own now. and ive never had to break it in before either. ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/7 "2005-03-09T11:44:32Z")
like any clutch take it easy at first, dont got clutching the hell out of it for the first few miles ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/8 "2005-03-09T18:24:44Z")
> [@Quik](#): > > like any clutch take it easy at first, dont got clutching the hell out of it for the first few miles that’s a bunch of crap! just put it in and ride. ---
**Author:** ![pwtmxracing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@pwtmxracing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pwtmxracing)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/9 "2005-03-10T06:33:04Z")
> [@eurodad](#): > > that’s a bunch of crap! just put it in and ride. listen to eurodad just ride the hell out of it . ---
**Author:** ![pwtmxracing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@pwtmxracing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pwtmxracing)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/10 "2005-03-10T06:35:41Z")
i just ordered a auto clutch for my 250f it will be a auto with all the benifits of a clutch and no more stalling i wear out a pait of boots every year trying to start that bastard… :dunno: ---
**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/11 "2005-03-10T06:47:57Z")
ive never heard of it. u got a link? thats crazy. ya, those things can be a pain in the ass to start. ---
**Author:** ![pwtmxracing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@pwtmxracing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pwtmxracing)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/12 "2005-03-10T08:09:01Z")
here try this lots of good info [www.rekluse.com](http://www.rekluse.com) . i just put one in my friends 450f and it only took a hour if anyone is interested i got the hook up… ---
**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/13 "2005-03-10T08:24:34Z")
crazyness. i dunno what to think about that. i’d like to ride a bike w/ that on it. if we meet up u gotta let me spin that 250f around and let me see what thats like. ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/14 "2005-03-10T11:04:56Z")
beat on a clutch and youll lose life on it. maybe dirt is different but on street or even in a car you need a slight breakin period. ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/15 "2005-03-10T11:10:29Z")
> [@Quik](#): > > beat on a clutch and youll lose life on it. maybe dirt is different but on street or even in a car you need a slight breakin period. it’s not neccasary on a bike. same with a top end. when i was racing all the time, i put new piston and rings in the night before a race and never break it in. never a problem. i’ve even done a rebuid between motos. the only break in it gets is the distance it takes to go from the pits to the starting line ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/16 "2005-03-10T11:13:45Z")
street is different then, i guess cause of the huge power difference and how the clutches are setup. the only clutches ive heard like that on street are dry ones in ducs and a few track bikes ---
**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/17 "2005-03-10T11:16:09Z")
i usually let a top end break in easily. i dont know if its better to or not, thats just what i feel comfortable with. even when i start my bike cold, i let it idle-high w/ the choke up for like a minute, then slowly idle it up w/ the choke off. then eventually build it up to a high rev to clear it out . then give it a few good wicks of the throttle. i’m always afraid to rev a bike cold or beat on a top end when new. i just wasnt sure what u guys though about clutches. but like i said, ive always had a guy do it for me and by the time i got my bike back it was ‘ready to go’ ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/18 "2005-03-10T11:18:56Z")
i agree about topend, it has to have circulation of oil before reving it. this is my expericence with street motors…obtw dohc suck ass ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/19 "2005-03-10T11:29:54Z")
> [@Quik](#): > > i agree about topend, it has to have circulation of oil before reving it. this is my expericence with street motors…obtw dohc suck ass there is no circulation of oil in a 2stroke that is what the premix is for. you don’t want to run a 2 stroke wide open when cold(mostly in the winter) or the piston will expand to quick and seize. ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840/20 "2005-03-10T11:49:41Z")
like i said street for me, never messed with dirt [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutches/172840.md?page=2)