Yep, I was gonna provide you with an answer to your clutch woes till I read that thread....just sayin

 

PROBLEM SOLVED, Clutch is assembled, just hafta put everything else back together now. I'll be riding tomorrow.

 

Come on sportypig. You know that ain't no way to end a thread you started with a how-to question......We expect you to post the solution so others here will have it when they do one of those "searches" you always insist on....just sayin

 

Glad you got it together Sporty. All I run is Barnett Clutches so I didn't give any incite.

 

That is one STIFF clutch! I plan to start another thread about the issues with the clutch. Mostly related to the stock clutch. This is the second clutch I've had replaced in my bike, both times the failure was the center spring plate. Very bad design!

 

I don't see where you made that post Sporty...

 

So, no spring plate with the SE? Do your tires chirp when engaging, I've heard negative about replacing spring plate from some local indy shops. Of course, some people never learn how to use a clutch properly.

John

 

Nope, no stupid "exploding" spring plate to worry about every 25,000 miles. And yes, if you get if a bit of a hurry on takeoff, it's real easy to break the rear tire loose.

 

Chirping tires is a GOOD thing. No ****, last week I got completely airborn, if only by a few inches, but for a good bike length or so. As soon as the rear left the revs shot way up and I landed in a rolling burnout...lol. It definitely surprised me.

I'm not terribly excited about the even more stiff clutch lever, but I can live with it...it's my 1250 Roadster that NEEDS the clutch, but I intend to have my wife ride it here and there and with her tiny hands, I'm afraid she won't be able to do it.

Do the Kevlar SE clutch kits still call for 20w50 or do you have to run mineral oil or something like the aftermarket clutches call for?

 

The SE clutch spring was the worst mod I had done to date. The clutch lever is so stiff that I went with an aftermarket hydraulic clutch lever. It's still relatively stiff but much better after the hydro clutch install. In the near future I plan on going with a stock 1200 spring. NRHS Dan advised me that the 1200 spring should hold up just fine under 83hp/86Tq, and that the SE spring was overkill. The hydro clutch lever should work nicely with a 1200 spring.

-Beer