VFRXX Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Currently I'm on a 01 creeping up on 40000 miles. I've owned 3 VFR's and 2 XX's so I'm familiar with how a hydraulic clutch works. Yesterday was the first time I really noticed that my clutch is grabbing waaaaay out. Like in the last 1/2 inch. Its not slipping, or chattering but I'm wondering if anyone here has replaced their clutch disks @ 40k and what they looked like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer yycviffer Posted July 25, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted July 25, 2013 I know what you mean. I have a 2K and mine does exactly the same thing. I had a '90 and don't remember the clutch being that way, but it was several years in between both bikes. Honestly, that is probably my biggest gripe. The engagement doesn't seem very linear and there ia a whole bunch of lever travel that does nothing and then its engaged. It still catches me every once in a while. I would be interested to know if disks would fix that or its the nature of the beast. Keep us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 That's why many prefer cable actuated clutches more than hydraulic ones as the action on the former is usually more linear/progressive. Lots of things can affect hydraulic clutch action like air in the lines or leaks in the master cylinder or hydraulic line degeneration/flex. You never have such problems with a cable actuated clutch Only thing that affects it is wear and maybe glazing of the clutch plates, which are possible problems for all clutch systems anyway..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted July 27, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted July 27, 2013 I've had three 5th gens, an '01, a y2k, then another '01; in that order. The clutch take-up was different for each one. One was nearly all the way out, one was nearly all the way to the handgrip and one was somewhere in between. When I brought this up with the service tech at my local dealer he said something like they tend to be different and any adjustments do not make a difference. Basically, what you have is what you've got. The first '01 was nearly to the grip and was constant from 4,000 mi when I bought it to when it ate a deer at 105,xxx. None of the machines have ever had clutch work, at least to my knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyRedRC46 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 mine grabs in the very beginning of the clutch throw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer yycviffer Posted July 28, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted July 28, 2013 I wonder if changing the M/C to a smaller diameter would do the trick? I don't know if thats even an optionin terms of availibility but if it was then in theory, it would take more lever travel to disengage/engage the clutch thus giving the perception of a more linear actuation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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