highboy_coupe
XS650 Addict
Had a chance to test my new clutch/springs, I am impressed! Commute on the motorway at 90mph (sat nav verified!) felt completely fine and I had no slipping at high revs in 5th (couldn't really nudge it past 75mph before the clutch change). Even when the clutch wasn't slipping before, the bike felt sluggish and slightly dulled, so if anyone is experiencing that then a clutch swap is a decent idea if you can get the plates cheap.
Gear changes are slick and positive, neutral is fine but not perfect. The EBC 15% over springs do not make the clutch pull any heavier.
My Chinese 2mm copper washers finally turned up so my cam chain is now quiet, although I still have a metallic whirring/clatter under some circumstances; high revs in the first 3 gears under load, and coasting in gear off the throttle from about 3k revs down. It is quiet 'till the oil warms up (15W/40 tractor oil).
Edit: forgot to mention -- One issue going 90mph and having a powerful front brake is that when hauling it to a stop from 90mph,I pull the clutch in and the idle drops below 1k and it stalls, bad times, kicking it in the middle of a motorway roundabout is no fun at all.
Gentle stopping and a bit of throttle stops this, is my hot idle too low? its around 1400 at idle.
Gear changes are slick and positive, neutral is fine but not perfect. The EBC 15% over springs do not make the clutch pull any heavier.
My Chinese 2mm copper washers finally turned up so my cam chain is now quiet, although I still have a metallic whirring/clatter under some circumstances; high revs in the first 3 gears under load, and coasting in gear off the throttle from about 3k revs down. It is quiet 'till the oil warms up (15W/40 tractor oil).
Edit: forgot to mention -- One issue going 90mph and having a powerful front brake is that when hauling it to a stop from 90mph,I pull the clutch in and the idle drops below 1k and it stalls, bad times, kicking it in the middle of a motorway roundabout is no fun at all.
Gentle stopping and a bit of throttle stops this, is my hot idle too low? its around 1400 at idle.
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