my original 2017 1200s clutch slave cylinder I think must be leaking slightly as I noticed the fluid level almost gone yesterday so going to replace with the oberon that everyone seems to replace with but do they actually give a lighter feel on the lever?
Simple answer is yes. Delve into the blurb and the Oberon uses a different diameter piston to the OE. Andy
I thought the same after fitting an Oberon to a ktm I used to have. I contacted them, they were very open with me. They explained the pull was slightly reduced mainly from tighter machine tolerances and 2 improved seals on the piston, instead of 1. They explained this kept the piston more accurately centered in the bore and was more resistant to cocking to one side compared to the oe. They confirmed the piston was the same diameter in order to keep the ratios the same as ktm spec. I haven’t stripped and measured the 2 cylinders though. This is just what was advised. Hope this helps.
I found the Oberon to seem a little bit lighter in use but it was noticeably smoother in operation than the OE and that may have meant that it felt lighter.
cheers guys, gonna get one ordered, original must be leaking if ive lost a little bit of fluid and the bikes only just touched 10k mikes so clearly oem's are poor quality! ive used oberon on my ktm enduro in past and never had any complaints.
was scrolling through Facebook looking for a left hand brake master cylinder for my ktm and an oberon popped up local and the guy only removed it to fit a black one, grabbed it and gave him 30 of my finest English pounds, half hour later im back home and fitted up. could see the old one had been leaking so was due a change but 10k miles pretty poor! can feel it slightly lighter on the pull and the clutch biting point was closer to the bar now too but glad I replaced it. took my crash bars off too and fitted some blanking plugs to the frame, £1.50 from b&q!
Red is much faster! I think the issue with the original ones was they would rotate when the clutch was pulled in for a while whilst at lights etc and it wore the seal. The later ones (and Oberon) have a small bar to stop this happening.
Sorry for the weird Q but where did you get that matting under the grass? I’ve been looking for some and a recommendation would be welcome!
hehe my mate runs a horse riding farm, he had a load stacked in a corner they’ve been great to be honest, i just threw them down and threw some stone in them and they not gone anywhere although the grass is growing through them but it’s abit boggy down there so been great keeping the bike on them on and not riding through the mud!
no idea pal there’s nothing printed on them, as I say he just had a load of them and they click into each other!
There’s a version called ‘paddock grids’. Gravel grids seem to be the cheaper version probably because they appear to be a more lightweight structure in comparison. Andy
