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General => In General... => Topic started by: 1989kawasaki on June 10, 2011, 04:43:00 PM

Title: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: 1989kawasaki on June 10, 2011, 04:43:00 PM

i am torn between buying the $50 no name clutch kit,

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120728639464&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

the Barnett kevlar dirt digger

http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/products/54676-dirt-digger-clutch-kits-303-45-10011-clutches-barnett-kevlar-dirt-digger-clutch-kit

or the EBC DRC

http://cgi.ebay.ca/EBC-DRC-Clutch-Kit-Kawasaki-KX500-89-04-KX250-89-/250808025529?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a6552c1b9


Can someone tell me what clutch kit works the best in their kx500? (cause the clutch kit is the same for the 89 kx250 and the 500s)

i really want to buy a clutch that is going to last me a long time and not just burn up or give problems.

i have bought a new OEM clutch basket (rare) and im going to order a center hub and pressure plate and the little bearing for it (all oem). so after spending all that $$$ i want a good solid clutch kit to go in it.

so once again , which one above should it get? (or one that is not listed above)

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: alward25 on June 10, 2011, 06:13:18 PM

I have had a Barnett for a year with no problems.  Works great so far!!

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: Friar-Tuck on June 10, 2011, 06:17:05 PM

Hello again 89er, :-D
 I have the Barnett in in my KX 5 (presently) and put them my old (sold) XR 628 and CR 5 when I had re-built them several years ago and no-one  told me they had to get another one.
   Understand Myself and the guys I sold the bikes to are recreational riders.
               And I do change the oils regularly! 
  I have put the "Tusk"  (Rockymountain Atv/MC brand) in several bikes and quads and haven't had any complaints or premature replacements.
   http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/productDetail.do?navType=type&webTypeId=38&navTitle=ATV+Parts&webCatId=24&keyword=clutch+kx500&prodFamilyId=3012

  Tuck\o/

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: alward25 on June 10, 2011, 07:16:23 PM

Big fan of the Tusk stuff too!!!

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: 1989kawasaki on June 11, 2011, 12:11:18 AM

wow, i think ill go with the tusk since everybody seems to like them.
they dont 1989 under the year column for kx250 so ill have to order for an 89 kx500 ( same thing)

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: RoostDaddy on June 11, 2011, 12:18:38 AM

OEM

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: The Flyin Hawaiian on June 11, 2011, 02:05:37 AM

I tried a Barnett once. I put it in my 88 500, drove 8 hrs to a race and had it fail in 15 miles. Ive used OEMs in every bike since. I will use aftermarket steel plates though. Some people have good luck with them and some dont.

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: Motorrad on June 11, 2011, 10:22:06 AM

Steel Clutch plates are a MUST...

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: 1989kawasaki on June 11, 2011, 10:40:54 AM

so the tusk kit will cost me $75 shipped. that good?

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: bleeding green on June 11, 2011, 12:02:08 PM

im on my second season with an EBC. steel plates and no issues whatsoever.

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: 1989kawasaki on June 11, 2011, 12:14:42 PM

so the tusk is $50 and the ebc is $180 ..... so am i paying for quality or a brand name ?

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: agraebner on June 24, 2011, 03:53:06 PM

Check the fine print before you buy anything  I recently put clutches in my street bikes and found out a lot of clutches say not to use synthetic oil.  I put one of said ebc clutches in my kx125 and its slipped from day one (new springs new steels  and new frictions)  I had a moose clutch in my yz250 that took abuse well but it wore faster than my barnetts.  I now have a barnett in my K5 and its holding up great.  I will probably use Barnett in my ktm when it needs one.

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: 1989kawasaki on June 24, 2011, 04:49:24 PM

ill probably go with oem fibers and moose steels

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: Extreem on June 25, 2011, 01:18:26 PM

I'm running Tusk and I am hard on clutches.  No complaints here. 

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: 1989kawasaki on June 25, 2011, 01:25:03 PM

i am really confused  :?

Title: Re: which is the best clutch kit?
Post by: 1989kawasaki on July 14, 2011, 11:39:04 AM

i just went ahead and ordered the tusk kit instead of the oem cause my cash is tight at the moment