KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: Hogwylde on May 24, 2003, 04:45:58 PM

Title: who makes best clutch?
Post by: Hogwylde on May 24, 2003, 04:45:58 PM

Seems as I've toasted my clutch.  My choices look to be Vesra, EBC, Moose, or stock Kawi clutch.  Anyone have any preferences or good/bad stories??  I do lots of harescrambles/woods riding, so something that will hold up to a good bit of slipping in the gooey stuff is needed.

Title: who makes best clutch?
Post by: Rick on May 27, 2003, 01:41:50 AM

As long as you dump the aluminum plates, and switch out for the steel plates, I would not have a problem with any of the kits.  I always pull the soft aluminum plates immediately after I get my new bikes, as they just do not last very long.  Yes, light weight, faster revs, etc, etc., but you'll be replacing those soft aluminum plates often.  Before my switch to steel, I would install several new clutches a year.  Now, one clutch will last a couple of years.

Good Luck.

Rick

Title: who makes best clutch?
Post by: gwcrim on May 27, 2003, 03:09:39 AM

What are the symptoms of the aluminum plates going bad?

My clutch seems to be dragging a bit.