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I thought wet clutches were Indestructable.....
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<blockquote data-quote="charismaticmegafauna" data-source="post: 355360" data-attributes="member: 665"><p>Yep, that's exactly how to ruin a clutch. Heat is the enemy -- a clutch converts energy into heat (temporarily) to get you underway. At low speeds, it can get rid of most of the heat (transfers into the engine oil) -- but at high speeds (showing-off in a parking lot) much of the heat stays in the clutch; just too much heat generated. This glazes and warps and, generally, ruins clutch parts.</p><p></p><p>Dood! Have you no shame...?!</p><p></p><p>All -- there's nothing like new parts -- "they good!" You might want to check the after-market, like Barnett? But, altho you'd get a good high performance clutch (after-market), you may give-up some of the little 'niceties' built into the stock clutch that make it so....pleasnt to use? Yamaha puts in little 'cushioning devices' that make for smooth operation.</p><p></p><p>If your future includes more displays of (your) 'slow-riding' prowess? You may want to consider forgoing such 'niceties' -- and just get down to friction plates and metal plates...?? (sometimes makes for a more durable, yet not-so-nice, clutch)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="charismaticmegafauna, post: 355360, member: 665"] Yep, that's exactly how to ruin a clutch. Heat is the enemy -- a clutch converts energy into heat (temporarily) to get you underway. At low speeds, it can get rid of most of the heat (transfers into the engine oil) -- but at high speeds (showing-off in a parking lot) much of the heat stays in the clutch; just too much heat generated. This glazes and warps and, generally, ruins clutch parts. Dood! Have you no shame...?! All -- there's nothing like new parts -- "they good!" You might want to check the after-market, like Barnett? But, altho you'd get a good high performance clutch (after-market), you may give-up some of the little 'niceties' built into the stock clutch that make it so....pleasnt to use? Yamaha puts in little 'cushioning devices' that make for smooth operation. If your future includes more displays of (your) 'slow-riding' prowess? You may want to consider forgoing such 'niceties' -- and just get down to friction plates and metal plates...?? (sometimes makes for a more durable, yet not-so-nice, clutch) [/QUOTE]
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