Hi All,
My current 2011 MT is my 3rd one..
My first 2005 Yellow / Black one had clutch slip in a standard tune set up.. I ended up fitting a Barnett clutch kit with the standard springs (not the race ones supplied as an alternative) and it cured the slip very well.
My current bike:
I have the advantage with my current bike in that I know the previous owner had it for 5 years and always used a semi synthetic oil and never fully synthetic. However it has had the Michael special stage II ECU tune and I think this has created the clutch slip.
In my opinion I think the standard clutch spring arrangement in the MT-01 is barely up to the job of containing the 150Nm of torque in standard trim!!
So with a tuned ECU its asking a lot of it in my opinion.
You will note even the R1 uses 6 springs (Like the Barnett set up) and not the underwhelming single spring plate set up of our bikes.
My slip only occurs at motorway speeds in top gear if say I overtake with gusto (say around 3250rpm onwards).
Its not a major issue for now as the lower gears seem fine.
Ultimately I will go the Barnett route simply because its a far better engineered solution to providing sufficient pressure on the plates.
On the subject of the Barnett set up, do I remember correctly that with that kit installed you can use fully synthetic oil??
Lastly, does anyone have the HP and Torque figures for a Michael flashed stage II ECU with CAT, O2 sensor and EXUP valve removed?
Thanks in advance for any answers.
Simon
