Hiya, As the title says I am after one of those fancy CNC, nicely coloured, caged clutches where you can see all the gubbins whirring around inside and people go "whoooo…". Unfortunately I don't have a scooby about a) what they are. B) What they actually do. C) What I should be installing. D) Where to get them and what I should be paying! A mate of mind mentioned something about "slipper clutches" but to be honest I just smiled and nodded sagely, man-sighed, made no comment but just stared off into the middle distance; we've all done it! So I am looking for advice and if poss again nice piccies for me to drool over and to figure out how to run a flanker on the accountant, AKA - SWMBO! Cheers in advance TTFN BTD
I think the 848 has a wet clutch which means no fancy cage (or open clutch cover) and whirly pressure plate / springs for you as it stands. I might be wrong but someone who has one will confirm. For gawds sake don’t put a Ducabike clear clutch cover on (if they make one for 848s) though. Nasty. IMHO. EDIT. You could fit a slipper though.
You can get a dry clutch conversion for an 848 but big money for no gain other than it looks pretty ( for a normal road use ) think you need to find other pretty things on the 848
I never knew the 848 had a wet clutch. As it’s basically the same bike as mine, just thought it would be the same dry clutch. I’ve a slipper on mine which does look great but unless you’re tracking it or you regularly corner very enthusiastically, while downshifting, I’m not sure you’ll ever notice the difference
Yahhhhhh….. I won't be spending £1100 on a clutch, SWMBO would castrate me! Perhaps a nice CF cover to hide the OE grey thing that really doesn't look the best.
So, checked the manual...(Man Score diminished) but it did say that the 848 has a dry clutch. So its back to the original questions, so fire away!
Well that all contradicts what the officially supplied owners manual says which would seem a bit odd, and a glaring f**king mistake! I shall check again...
Well something is fishy in the State of Denmark, if you are all right and the manual is wrong that's a hell of a misprint. I'll pass o n the cover removal plan, I just painted the garage floor!
I shall use the above aide-memoir as a screensaver just to be sure, beautiful beach. I just discovered the Conquest Racing Ltd site, oh my, LOL, splutter, babycham all over the monitor. Its a good job I was sitting down, I came over a little queer.... Perhaps the fancy see through clutch cover for nearly 1000 of your Earth pounds is a bit steep, I am still happily married at the moment! If I blew that kind of cash on a non essential visual orgasm the accountant might push back...perhaps we will start with something nice in carbon to go with all the other stuff, yessss…. discreet, lowkey, cheap.
@Bonkers the Dog if it’s any consolation I have a 2009 Monster 1100S for which the Owners Handbook clearly states it has a wet clutch. No way. It’s dry. Lost in translation methinks.
