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Originally Posted by Brook
Hey guys. Awesome advice here thus far. I am SO glad I changed the oil. It literally only had about 2.5 cups in the damn thing and it was watery black gross stuff that looked nothing like oil is supposed to look.
That said it’s still doing the grindy jumpy thing at the end of the clutch lever stroke when I release it. Doesn’t matter how fast or slow I do it.
I did a search for the spmptoms of a bad clutch and they seem to fit, however when I do use clutchless shifting, it doesn’t do the grindy jumpy thing. So I did a search on how to replace the clutch, but every single video I can find only shows people changing out the springs. Which makes me wonder, could changing the springs be completely sufficient, of do I need to change the clutch as well.
On that note but a separate but related question, I hate the feel of the clutch lever on this bike. It’s hard for my hands to pull. I don’t know if it’s a girl thing and I lack strength (I mean I can pull it but I get fatigued easially) or if they genuinely just suck. How can I make this feel better while I’m at it?
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The clutch discs aren't that much more work than replacing the springs. If you remove all of the springs and their related bolts all it takes after that is removing the snap ring that retains the pressure plate to the main shaft. You then need to remove the oil spinner (3 screws and then a 4 point castle nut) to get the pressure plate out.
With that out of the way it should pull out and the discs can all be removed at that point.
My 2 cents. That engine was run dry and since this bike has a wet clutch the clutch is most definitely ruined.
As far as the clutch being stiff... It shouldn't be that hard to pull. My Hawk is one of the lightest clutch pulls of any motorcycle I have ever owned (more than a couple dozen). If I had to guess the lever pivot and the cable both need cleaned and lubricated.
As for a side note - the clutch spring upgrade will make the stock clutch just a teeny bit firmer but it should still be fairly easy to pull. The real benefit has to do with both clutch feel and better resistance to fade issues when it gets hot.