Had a fantastic long ride on my 2014 1199s but towards the end of the ride i noticed the clutch lever felt a bit notchy as i pulled it in. Is this a common thing with the panigale? Solution is to bleed im presuming but how exactly?
Ive always considered OEM clutch slaves as consumables. Its the first thing I upgrade aways. The OEM ones are a liability. Upgrade with an Oberon and forget it forever.
Plus 1 on replacing. Improve the ease of use and do away with a known Ducati weakness. Multistrada 1200 leaked on its second euro trip and the Monster 1200 had a significantly improved action with the upgrade.
Just a thought (as I know nothing about Panigale wet clutches) - does your bike have a slipper clutch? I know that some dry clutch slippers can “pulse” through the lever - could it be this type of behavior?
Im thinkin if i buy the oberon unit and get the dealer to fit.... What do you think? Id say he'd just replace with oem if left to him I presume there not that hard to fit as it was ok to fit on my rsvr
It’s literally a 5min job to undo the 3 bolts that retain the slave cylinder and pull it off for inspection. As @RickyX says you may find it’s just the seal on the piston which needs replacing. Whilst it’s off check the condition of the push rod (pull it out slightly, about 10cm) and the state of the metal spacer plate that sits between the slave cylinder and the crankcase, if the bike has been stored previous to you buying it corrosion builds up between the steel push rod and the steel spacer plate. What follows was a particularly bad example on a 2013 Pani 1199. In this instance the push rod had ‘welded’ itself to the spacer plate - the bike had been standing unused (in a showroom) for about 18 months. I had to use an extractor and lots of penetrating oil to be able to turn it and pull it out - having previously checked it wasn’t seized in the bearing on the RH side - unlikely though as that’s bathed in oil. You can see the pitting & scaring on the pushrod after it was cleaned too.
