joneill

1998 VFR.  Replaced clutch plates and friction discs and springs at 90K miles because clutch was starting to get a little grabby starting off in first gear .  All springs and friction plates and springs measures in spec and identical to OEM replacements.  I only replaced them because I have already purchased new parts.  In hindsight I probably could have deglazed the friction discs and put the old ones back in and reused them.  If the clutch is preforming well now, not slipping under load or excessively grabby I would not worry about it before your trip.

1998 VFR 44-45 mpg on E0, ~40-42 mpg on E10, 87 octane, very consistent mpg for the last 70K miles.  And yes they smell like they are running rich, sorta like a mid 60's muscle car🙂

Thanks Marks152 - great write up

I see the comment regarding different oils providing "smooth" or "smoother shifting". I noticed the same thing only once, long ago using Motul on a 91 VX800 but have not seen the phenomena since. Does anyone have know why different oils could cause smoother shifting? I does not seem viscosity related but it seems to be brand specific.