My F4 is approaching 22k miles... and I have no idea how old the clutch is.. I have put a bit over 3100 miles on it, and the cable is at the end of its adjustment (tightened all the way against the lever). I had the cable adjusted for free play last summer, and although the shifts felt better, the clutch would slip in 2nd at medium throttle past maybe 6 or 8k on the highway... I never felt any slippage riding at lower rpms or anywhere else... anyway.. I adjusted the cable the way it is now and there havent been any issues.. I can even throw it into 6th at 40mph and WOT it.. no slippage but since it is at teh end of the cable (all the way tight) it will surely need a clutch this season...

So I've been looking around and searching this forum...
I found several options:
OEM Honda (do I have to go to a dealer, ronayers or servicehonda.com for this? piece by piece? kit form?)
EBC SRC Clutch kit Kevlar lined friction plates with springs
EBC SRK same as above but includes new steel separator plate
Barnett full kevlar kit
Barnett full Carbon Fiber (I don't think I need this by any means!)

My bike is a commuter/light tourer.. nothing crazy.. I dont ride hard, do any wheelies or beat on it in any way...

What is recommended?

Now here is the kicker... I am proficient with tools.. my experience is with cars.. I have practically built my car body to tranny to engine... but with motorcycles all I have done is an oil change and fuel pump. I am not afraid of tackling this project, but i dont want to get in over my head. The local bike shop said that they will do the clutch for $250 total if it only needs friction plates.. but I hate leaving my bike anywhere and if I can do it myself and save some coin it would be great.
I have the tools.. maybe buy a more precise torque wrench for the lower torque values (9ft/lbs on the clutch I read). I have the service manual too.

Is this something that I can realistically tackle myself? Anything to worry about? The posts I have read on here basically call it 'easy' but that is subjective of course..... and who knows if problems occurred down the road.

Even this video of a clutch install on an F4i looks relatively easy..

YouTube - Honda F4i Clutch Install

If anyone is near me (Long Island) and would be willing to lend a hand and experience I would buy lunch and some beers... I just want to know that I am doing it correctly..

Thanks

 

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Replace the stretched clutch cable and be done with it.

 

hmm., could it be just a stretched clutch cable? I thought that since it is at the end of its adjustment (longest) if it were shorter (like if I tightened it) and it slipped.. that meant that the clutch was nearing the end of its usable life...

 

Stretched clutch cables are pretty common. These honda clutch's are pretty bulletproof when not abused, so i'd start simple with a new oem cable.