Hi, Can anyone recommend a decent dry clutch for 996. I have limited budget so definitely not the 3 grand one from Ducati!! I have seen some ridiculously cheap ones on ebay from Italy and they are also selling complete sets with basket, steels and frictions for as little as £300 and Slippers for approx £600. Anyone used one of these "Duc or Die" dry clutches? Or a "Kbike slipper clutch"? any recommendations for a complete dry clutch set under 1000? thanks
Like everything in this world, you only get what you pay for. The early 3 ramp Ducati slipper clutches fitted to the 748R had a steel basket and the plate set were all steel. The later 6 ramp and ball slipper clutch fitted to the 1098R had an aluminium basket, steel pressure plates and aluminium friction plates. As you can imagine, the all steel slipper clutch lasted for a long time and the aluminium slipper clutch had a limited life, as low as 5000 miles IME, if you were very aggressive. EVR, https://www.edovignaracing.com/en/, in Italy do their own dry slipper which is excellent quality and is only moderately expensive. Edo designed and developed the original slipper clutch for Ducati so knows a thing or two. IMO, without exception, the cheap aluminium clutches you see on eBay will not last any decent mileage. Is a slipper clutch really necessary ? Some will say for road riding, no but for track riding, definitely. If you are experiencing rear wheel lock up on aggressive down changes, the bike would benefit from a slipper clutch but if you don’t, not sure it’s money well spent. In the new year, give Craig at Moto Rapido a ring, I always use them for my parts. Andy
You can’t go wrong with an STM 48t 6 post slipper: https://www.omniaracing.net/en/dry-...iginal-with-discs-for-ducati-996-p-27747.html
I can personally recommend EVR clutches, I had a 48t non slipper clutch from them, very reasonably priced and top quality too, check out their website, I'm sure they do one for the 996.
Speak to Neil at Sigma Performance, he has 12 and 48 tooth options, have run his clutches regularly, great bits of kit. https://www.sigmaperformance.co.uk/products/ducati-aircool-1990-ex-1098-1198
I run a STM 48 on my track bike and I definitely use and need it there whereas I don’t see a huge necessity on the street to be honest. Even spirited riding may just see a slight slide on the rear. If you encounter more you are either downshifting too harsh or too quick for the road. Duc or die is a German guy I know and he is producing very reasonable stuff so you you won’t go wrong with his budget slippers Raoul
