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Old May 26, 2004 | 09:18 AM
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Default Re: Clutch went out today

what year is it? 93-97 takes different plates than 98-99... i'd open it up and see how your metals look, personally i'd just replace it all while you've got it opened up, fibers, metals, new clutch springs, and don't forget the clutch cover gasket

honda oem will run you right around $150, i usually sell EBC but Barnett, Factory and Vesrah all make clutch parts also... you can get everything aftermarket except the clutch cover gasket, going aftermarket you could definetly be under $100 for everything

give your local dealer a call and see what they are selling all you need for, then if you want shoot me an e-mail and i'll see if i can do better

as for the clutchless shifting, if done properly(<----- key phrase) it is actually less damaging to the transmission than using the clutch, now you don't want to be doing this while going around in regular traffic, but if you are wide open on the throttle and up in the revs you just put some pressure upwards on the shifter, the gears are under so much pressure from acceleration it will not change gears, but if you let off the throttle for just a milli-second it will unload the transmission and go into the next gear... from what i understand using the clutch to shift like that can actually be more damaging to the transmission as it allows some of the tranny parts a moment to slow down and then when you go into gear and let the clutch back out they all have to get caught up to speed again, where if your clutchless shifting it all happens so quick the tranny barely misses a beat... but neither one if done correctly won't be too bad for your bike or clutch, its fun to just blast through the gears like that, and if i go wide open its like second nature to clutchless shift, but unless your drag racing or something and really need that extra .001 of a second you might gain then i'd just 'granny shift' and save some wear on your tranny