The quiet clutch mod can be done for free. It's simply a matter of putting the same or new friction plates back in in a different order. It relies on the fact that the slots in the clutch basket are maxims in such a way that the bottom end of the slot is rounded, not flat like the ends of the plain plate slots. This means that if you put a friction plate in first, the tabs that locate in the slots jam down into the curved bottom of the slot, preventing that plate from oscillating. This in turn prevents the whole stack from oscillating. This makes for a quiet clutch but it also means that the clutch will last 3 times as long because the sound of a rattling clutch is the sound of it wearing. The lithium grease mod will cost you the price of the grease. Changing your master cylinder will cost a bomb and have no effect.
A freebie, on a Ducati?! You just made my day! I'm sure Rich knows how to do this, so given its due a new clutch I'll be asking him to add this to the list, thank you so much. Here's hoping it does the job! :smile: Thanks Dave. With all the help that has been provided I'm feeling very welcome indeed!
Buy one of these now!! Ducati Clutch Slave Cylinders I put one on my last hyper...ive not even collected my next hyper and ive got one of these on order...I believe the part number is the same..
Thanks for the suggestion. I've read the article and understand the words written, however, as I know very little regarding mechanics I still don't fully understand how it all works. The more I research, the more technical terms I come across. Technical terms that I don't understand, and so the process is repeated. I'm still sat here, clueless and without an answer. Although with all the videos I've now watched I could probably fit one blind-folded, I just don't know why I'm fitting it :Banghead: I even googled 'Clutch Slave Cylinder for Dummies'. Nothing. How is this any different to a Master Cylinder in respect to increasing the ever illusive 'feel' I'm after? Articles say the MC would work. Others have advised the only difference would be in the the feel of my wallet Feeling like a dog, chasing his tail
Hmmm, how to explain hydraulics quickly and simply. It's a way of transferring energy using a column of fluid, which is theoretically incompressible, so very efficient. Master cylinder is at the end you pull the lever. Slave cylinder is at the other end. If the cylinders and pistons are the same size, the movement at both ends is the same. They're not though, so the slave cylinder always moves over a smaller distance than the master cylinder. This gives mechanical advantage or the equivalent of leverage. Because the movement is more at the lever end, that makes the effort required to move it less. The Oberon gives even more difference, so the lever feels even lighter.
Yep.... Regardless of what you do the oberon will improve everything.... Its kinda a package... Do the oberon, good, do the lever (a brembo rcs for example) better again.... Do the calipers.... Even better.... You get the gist...
The Oberon is reckoned to be good. However, I don't see how it can cure an on/off clutch. Only attention to the plates and /orbasket can achieve that.
That's right.... I was saying that's it makes it easier.... Its just an aspect that's easy to sort out...
Just to elaborate...first and foremost if youre planning on keeping the bike then spend the money (my opinion) so ill get that out of the way first... The point I was making about the oberon was its job is to make the clutch easier to use (less handwork) I think the upshot of it is, is arm pump...so, if the clutch is bitey or not the action is easier of that procedure...something I think is worth every penny, after all why work harder than you have to? Also, change the line if its knackered...hel lines are pretty cheap now...I think my clutch line cost about 30 quid. The don't list it in their catalogue but if you phone them and give them the length size they'll make one up for you. Just to add - my old hyper was grabby at low revs and after taking it to Chris at CJS (Lougi) the dyno work smoothed out the low end tenfold....crawling through low speed traffic was a breeze....
Old rider/ comfysofa Thank you both! I'll stick to the plan of getting the clutch replaced in the first instance and have it set up as a 'silent' one and go from there. I'll report back with my results. Oh, and yes, I plan on keeping her indefinitely, even if I was in the market for a new one I'd do my best to avoid selling. Call me sentimental!
Much like my clutch I'm all or nothing, so once I start I'll probably end up changing it all. Especially with comments like yours!
