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well unlike brake shoes or cables etc and even chain it is easy to check that they need to be changed but in case of clutch plates often cutomers r being duped by the service centers as a new clutch plate gets them nice labour cost and bike performance improve so cutomer seems to be satisfied but actually he is dupped as most of the time only adjustments can be very help full .from my personal experience my bike was loosinf performance so i went to local S.S. there they said clutch plates need to be change but as they were not in stock i was not able to get them changed then there is another authorised S.S near my coll i showed my bike there the person took about 10 min and 30 Rs and adjusted my clutch and tuned the bike
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clutch plates need to b changed only wen dey burn out and start "slippin"
by slipping i mean,while givin lot of throttle,if rpm of the bike increases but the speed increases slowly slowly,it means clutch is slippin.. but slippin may not mean its time to change.. sometimes minor adjustments can also solve the prob..another way to check for clutch plates is to try wheelies (!!!).. if bike refuses to lift up inspite of lot of throttle..its time to get the clutch plates changed.
normally plates lasts atleast 15000kms (atleast) in normal drivin and abt 10000-12000 in spirited drivin but u can burn them in as less as 5000kms also..
last but not the least,it depends on ur service center also..many centers do tend to cheat the customers.. -
measure the plates with a vernier scale,if thickness is less than recommended change,else not.\'87 High Torque RD 350B
in first gear,6000 rpm,whack the throttle.Comment
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I agree with Bunny - The way I got to know that my clutch plates needed replacing was because the bike was over revving and the acceleration was hardly anything... The wheelie alternative was too scary and Rajnish's idea was too technical for my small brain to compute [:P] j/k Rajnish buddy_____________________________
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LOL it's not so.see the friction plate and steel plates have a recommended thickness,if they r thinner then tht replace,if not keep it.this info is there in the manual i guess.coz sometimes the reasons bunny gave can be even due to wrong cable tension or grime or springs going soft.so plate thickness is best bet.\'87 High Torque RD 350B
in first gear,6000 rpm,whack the throttle.Comment
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Thats right Rajnish..._____________________________
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Loss of pickup, mileage, in worse cases depressing the clutch might not disengage the engine fully. Clutchplates wear much faster when you drive in crowded ares and do frequent gear shifting. They also wear fast on overspeeding!escape velocityComment
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Clutch plates wear out fast if you speed up?????_____________________________
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thats a news can u explain how ???Racing Throttle ResponseComment
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I have done 9600 kms and havent faced these situations yet.. Hope, it extends.. How often do you change your clutch plates?Comment
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it depends on the bike too nSu, i think the classic pulsars' clutch plates need to be changed more in comparison with other bikes.....i dunno abt the DTSi....
i dont think overspeeding harms the clutch plates....how can u explain that, v2faifa?DoN\'t LivE tO DiE, dIe tO LiVeComment
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my bike does wheelies when the engine is cold but when the engine grows hot there is no wheelies
please solve the probgot a bike ? rev it till u reach the rev limiter ..................rev_limit
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from when u r haing this problem? I think it is time for changing the engine oil and the clutch plates.quote:Originally posted by rev_limit
my bike does wheelies when the engine is cold but when the engine grows hot there is no wheelies
please solve the probI HAVE ONE SIMILARITY WITH THE SUN ,THE SOURCE OF ALL POWER ON EARTH...............
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Originally posted by Bunny View Post
bunny bhai i've done 29k on my bike(cbz xtreme 2007) and i can stilll pull wheelies at 6-7k rpm range in the first gear
how come my clutch is still going strong after so many kms ?
i dont use the clutch that much, i shift gears very fast and dont pull wheelies that often either (once in a week maybe)A man's testosterone level is directly proportional to bhp that he's using on his motorcycle.Comment
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You yourself have answered your query!Originally posted by Xenologik View Postbunny bhai i've done 29k on my bike(cbz xtreme 2007) and i can stilll pull wheelies at 6-7k rpm range in the first gear how come my clutch is still going strong after so many kms ?
i dont use the clutch that much, i shift gears very fast and dont pull wheelies that often either (once in a week maybe)
I got the first set of clutch plates changed when I used to ride my Classic 180 at 56,000kms. So, there! They are not as 'delicate' as they are made to believe..
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