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Mornin All,

It's a bit quiet so i thought i'd see who's around...

The bike is going in for a service and the slipping clutch is on the list. Now Barnett do the Coil Spring Conversion, a Steel Plate set and a Friction Plate set. Are they all needed or just certain bits. Also am i right in thinking that a mix of the springs is best as well as using the original bolts... Anything else?

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Nat
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I bought all friction plates, 9 + 1 but in the end only installed the 9 outer, the 10th is behind a circlip that should be replaced after you remove it. I didn't have one so I skipped that part. Works fine anyway.
As for the springs I now use all six hard springs. I figure if I use a mix and it would slip sometime then maybe installing all hard springs would not be effective as a remedy.
Who knows, really.
The lever was quite heavy to begin with, but I seem to have become accustomed to it and I do not notice it anymore.
I used the Barnett bolts as they are longer.
I used the Yamaha bolt plate as I found the Barnett one to be flimsy and I did not want that.
These ae my findings. No slip whatsoever now.
Be sure to check the hydraulics for air, that will cause severe slip as I have noted.
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Exactly as Dan has said. I did replace the 9th plate, I did the spring which is a fiddly thing, prob. dont matter.
Tried a mix of springs first, changed to all hard pretty quick. Retain the long hand lever for the advantage and just toughen up anyway ;D
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  Converted to the Barnett a while back, when I made a clutch window The bike started slipping recently...
  I decided to re-fit the rizoma levers in place of the expensive ( and somewhat disappointing) Mizu units, just because I wanted to be sure it wasnt a case of adjustment or rider error.
 I only fitted the conversion IIRC....My friction plates started slipping the first time I changed the oil at @ 8K miles. I burned them clean with a paint stripper gun, and havent had any issues since. I have over 55K miles... I didnt however go the whole hog on the springs when I fitted the Barnett.  The bike has started slipping a little...so Ive just installed the full compliment of Barnett supplied, orange springs.
  Anybody else find the powder coating on these things not of great quality..? ( I wish they were red so I might get then redone , one day !!)
  Anyway - the bike is right. With the longer Rizoma levers, I dont even notice a change in lever pressure.
 I doubt I'll be replacing with the Mizu levers either, although folding items are great if you ever drop the bike...!
    Rizoma are heard to beat it seems....?!

 

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Cheers guys, good to know and i do have aftermarket foldy, adjustable, clicky levers... It's due the service so i'll have a chat with the shop and decide if the Barnett is the way to go yet - i could do without spending money if i dont have to! Plus i determined to get the old MT in the shop over winter to see if that can get back on the road.

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Ive got a stage 3 clutch spring kicking around somewhere...if that's the go, let me know, Ill dig it out for a fee !!   8)

  Tim
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Finally bit the bullet and ordered the full Barnett Clutch  kit...

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Once it is anstalled you can pretty much forget about the clutch. Worth the money in itself.
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