Clutch kits

hahahhaha!

 

oh - I thought you might be complaining about the stiffness. Surely the
"problem"[1] with the biting point is adjustable?
[1] I can't remember what it was like

 

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What? And you call yourself a UST!

 

It probably is. However, the biting point being in the wrong place is
my excuse for fluffing up just about every first pull-away I do on
someone else's bike.

After a few gear changes I'm usually on it, but that B12 takes longer
which I attribute to either the heaviness prevents me using it gently
or I'm a PFF.

 

I've got it on video.

 

Of course you have. I mean, who hasn't?

 

Champ wrote:
[tommy]

I don't.
In fact, I've not even sat and watched it all the way through.

 

Well, of course *you* wouldn't. But, given that I'm a fan of a) The
Who, and b) Ken Russell, it's one of my favourites.

 

I don't mind The Who, and I like some Ken Russell movies ("The Devils"
is, predictably, a favourite). I just have never gotten around to
watching "Tommy" the whole way through in one sitting - I'm pretty
sure I've seen every scene, IYSWIM.

It couldn't be any near as good as "24 Hour Party People" in any case.

 

Nothing comes close to "Lair of the white worm" I'm afraid. It's a class
act which has been unfairly maligned by some film snobs with no appreciation
of the finer things in life.


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The speccy Geordie twat.

 

AndrewR says...

It's only good cos some burds get their tits out. Apart from that it's
crap.

 

Right, bonny lad. I made a bit of a study of the Bandit12 when I was
fortunate enough to have one. They have clutch 'issues', see.

First off, a race can *will* liberate ~10bhp. My Scorpion made a big
difference to mine all through the range and sounded a sight better
than the standard sewing machine impersonator too.

Freeing up that 10% will have an effect on the clutch, which, if not
brandly new, slip a little on full chat as it gets a go on in second
and third (first as well if you're really brave).
If you use fully synth oil it will slip a lot. Everywhere.

The best way to obviate the slippage is to use a 'heavy duty' clutch.
Apparently the plates are a bit 'better'. I dunno what that means,
tbh.
The functional point is the diaphragm springs - they squeeze the
plates together a bit harder - and take more pressure to release.

The tried and tested way to uprate the clutch is to change *one*
spring for a Barlow spring. Barlow springs are the 'heavy duty' type,
and they are sold *only in pairs*. Fit two Barlow springs and you
need the grip of a blacksmith to squeeze the lever - or at least, to
repeatedly squeeze it, if you are negotiating town traffic, for
example.

Conventional wisdom dictates buying a pair (for ~20 quid) and fitting
one and flogging the other to a Bandit-owning pal. Leave one of the
existing springs in place, see.

IIWY and assuming the clutch is fucked (standard B12 clutches are a
bit marginal and wear swiftly in the urban environment) then I'd get a
cheap set of plates and a pair of Barlow springs from a Suzuki dealer
(they'll know what you want) or one of the Bandit specialists. Fit
the plates and one of the springs - then try it. Fit both if you feel
strong, but wax the gasket before refitting so it will come off for
swappage in a couple of days.

And I'd stick a cheap race can on it, and make sure the wires are
disconnected - then get used to leaning forward sharply on every
overtake. I swear I overtook more cars on A roads on one wheel than
two, as the fucker picked up off catseyes, ripples in the road and
white lines everywhere. Fucking brilliant, it was.

 

Not true at all; first off hardly any burds get their tits out (an when
Amanda what-do-ya-mac-call-her does she's painted blue).

It's got a plot which whips along fast enough, it has a couple of scary(ish)
moments and it doesn't have a silly happy ending tacked on to it. All in
all it really doesn't deserver the awful reputation that it enjoys and it is
Mr Russell at his unrestrained best.


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Kawasaki ZX-6R J1
BOTAFOT#2,ITJWTFO#6,UKRMRM#1/13a,MCT#1,DFV#2,SKoGA#0 (and KotL)
BotToS#5,SBS#25,IbW#34, TEAR#3 (and KotL), DS#5, COSOC#9, KotTFSTR#
The speccy Geordie twat.

 

That'll be Barnet springs, not Barlow, you half-pissed, shagged out
ugly ginger ****.

 

Brings to mind some sort of extra-heavy-duty hair clip...

 

Champ says...

They have a diaphragm type clutch spring as standard, much the same as
the R1. A common mod is to double up on the springs using one
aftermarket heavy duty one and a knackered standard one. Apparently if
two heavy duty ones are fitted it makes the clutch action worse than a
Jotas.

 

<ponders impending clutch change on Wing>

<reaches for handgun>

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Champ says...

You can convert R1 clutches to take a multi-spring arrangement, but they
cost a fortune.

 

No, that would be Barnsley..

 

Never looked inside a ShiteOldBoxer?

<Thinks>

No, I don't suppose you would have.....