ArkansasDave
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Why would you even bother? Aprilia used to use hydraulic clutches and then switched to a cable. I don't see the point of swapping.
Muckabucka
Member
No need to with a little bike/clutch.
mr-fabricator
New Member
Other than " because u can" no need and cost to benefit far outweigh each other.
Dont get me wrong im not poo pooing the idea as the wife wants a lighter clutch but after messing around and spending hundreds i couldnt justify. i just told her she would get used to it .
Dont get me wrong im not poo pooing the idea as the wife wants a lighter clutch but after messing around and spending hundreds i couldnt justify. i just told her she would get used to it .
reenmachine
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ArkansasDave
New Member
Hardest clutch to pull has been hydraulic....
I have not been on a bike in 2 years (law school), so I probably just have to get used to it. I have not been on the street very much for like 4 or 5 years, so sitting in city traffic on the way home with the RC yesterday destroyed my wrist and hand. It does not help that I have small hands and can hardly reach the lever.
My other bike is a Ducati 749 and the hydraulic clutch on that is pretty stiff even with an STM master cylinder I believe that's supposed to lighten it up. The clutch on the RC 390 by comparison is almost no resistance at all I love it. Just make sure you pop the bike in neutral at stops and don't just sit there holding the clutch in.
ToraTora
Member
What is it with this forum demanding that people justify their inquiries? I swear if someone asked about the O2 sensor there would be some jerk on here that would ask them why they would want to breath. If you can't contribute to the solution find a different thread in which to post. People aren't asking for your opinion as to why they shouldn't do something. They want to know how to do something. There is a HUGE difference between the two.
There are companies that make dirt bike hydraulic conversion kits like Magura. They tend to be around $200 to $300. There are also a bunch of pit bike systems that sell for around $40. It also looks like Magura is now offering a street bike kit that comes with a switch--since some street bikes require the clutch to be disengaged to start the engine.
Magura also makes a nice set of radial masters that one could outfit on the bike as part of a hydraulic upgrade. And it looks like they come in orange as well.
Here's the video that Ash linked. Near as I can tell the cat doesn't post the components employed, nor does he show it installed.
[video=youtube;6X9QZ9sm1ag]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X9QZ9sm1ag[/video]
There are companies that make dirt bike hydraulic conversion kits like Magura. They tend to be around $200 to $300. There are also a bunch of pit bike systems that sell for around $40. It also looks like Magura is now offering a street bike kit that comes with a switch--since some street bikes require the clutch to be disengaged to start the engine.
Magura also makes a nice set of radial masters that one could outfit on the bike as part of a hydraulic upgrade. And it looks like they come in orange as well.
Here's the video that Ash linked. Near as I can tell the cat doesn't post the components employed, nor does he show it installed.
[video=youtube;6X9QZ9sm1ag]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X9QZ9sm1ag[/video]
ArkansasDave
New Member
But will any of those help fix the op's real problem? Will it make a lighter clutch pull?
I have realized that it is not so much the stiffness of the clutch but the angle. Going to swivel the lever up tomorrow. It is very low compared to the plane that my wrist is on. It is set up as if you were locking your elbows instead of having your arms closer to parallel with the plane the bars rotate on. I realized that the brake lever is like this also, so once the lever gets pulled in further, you have to start rotating your wrist upwards, which f's with your throttle on the downshifts. I remember messing with my levers on my trackbike all the time to find the right spot, it just took a day of riding on the RC to realize they are awful from the factory.
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