HOW TO: Clutch Replacement (PICTURE INTENSE) 56K, Don't even try.

[malbojah]

Updated the list. Maybe I'll start on the speedo gear that keeps on falling apart.

[collector]

Great job on the pics and discription. That takes the hassels of trying to understand the manual.[sm=goodidea.gif]

[MarkR]

So what did the job cost you and what would it have cost you if you took it to a shop

[malbojah]

ORIGINAL: MarkR

So what did the job cost you and what would it have cost you if you took it to a shop

$60 for the fiber plates, $44.5 for the steel plates (you may not need them), $10 for the springs, and $8 for the gasket. So $122 with the steel plates or $80 without. If everything is setup just right, I could probably do the whole job in 45 minutes. Most shops would charge at least 1 hour, so add another $75

[cdrewferd]

Any more updates? Also how do you know when your clutch needs work? My 91 CBR1000F has around 47,000 miles on it.

[maverick9611]

great write up. i'm new to the board. i just got a 94 cbr 1000f. the shifting in kinda notchy on it. any ideas how to adjust. the bike has 15000 on it. thanx

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[IDoDirt]

Hey, welcome to the forum Maverick9611, nice ride. The clutches on our bikes are hydrolic, no real adjustment on them for the most part. There might be some adjustment to the shift pedal that might help in the way it feels.

[malbojah]

ORIGINAL: cdrewferd

Any more updates? Also how do you know when your clutch needs work? My 91 CBR1000F has around 47,000 miles on it.

Not recommened as it's slightly illegal: find a nice 1/2 mile long straight road (industrial parks on the weekends are a good place). Launch the bike in first gear, pin the throttle wide open. Quickly shift into second at around 10k rpms and again hold the throttle wide open. On my bike, the rpms would rise almost back to 10k rpms before the clutch caught. Probably why my steel plates were burnt to a nice blue crisp. By the way, top speed in first gear is around 35-40mph, second should be somewhere near 65-70, so make sure your brakes work.

Or you could start of in first gear, say up to about 10mph, then open the throttle wide open. If the rpms rapidly increase, but you stay at 10mph or slightly faster (not going like a scalded cock), then your clutch is mostly likely slipping.

Still hasn't warmed up enough to take the bike out yet.

[cdrewferd]

Ahh, well then I think mine's ok as when I ride it hard the revs only rise when the bike is going faster. Also, I thought that top speed in 1st gear was 65-70 mph? Any body else have any input on top speed in first gear?

[IDoDirt]

Top speed is 63mph at 10,500 rpm with stock gearing. That's calculated. I've not had the opportunity to take a good look at the odometer when I'm turning that rpm in 1st.