Hydraulic Clutchs

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Hydraulic Clutchs

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(Long Story) but i have a freebie hydraulic clutch both master and slave cylinders.

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I was thinking of fitting them to the LC. Whatcha think? Anyone done it?

It looks doable and pretty straight forward. The main reason is 'because I can' although I would be interested to see if there is any discernible advantage - smoothness etc. I have been think of fitting heavy clutch springs which might be complimented with the hydraulic clutch. Whatcha reckon?
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I almost fitted an aftermarket one from a Banshee but in the end decided I didnt need it, even with heavy springs the clutch is light enough with a decent cable.
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Re: Hydraulic Clutchs

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My last 2 bikes had hydraulic clutches and they were a pleasure to use. My LC is stock so not an option but for a non standard bike probably worth a try.
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Here's the slave.....

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But you have to admit that its tempting.......

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Its not as though I haven't got anything to do :oops: :roll:
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The info I gave above was for an RZ motor. Now that ive seen what youre doing I remember that quite a few guys have done this mod on the LC and AC forums I think. I looked at it about 5years back when I had a slave like here that but in the end it did seem like a lot of work for minimal gain. Some guy did sell a billet slave for the LC, but it was $200+.
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The clutch on my 500 is way nicer now that it's hydraulic. I'd do it.
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Geoff,I took the advice of Jon 'the pain not worth the gain'. :oops:

However I was mainly persuaded by my own argument 'it not as though I hadn't enough to do". I fatalistically put it on evilpay - it went within 2 days $65 - I must have had too little $$$$$ on it :roll:

I might look at the project again in the future when I have less projects :roll:
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LOL, I chucked the slave I had in the bin, it was a minter but I was in tidy up mode... ooops.
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Here's a nice vid on the subject. I might have chosen differently if I had seen it earlier.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJRDUvZH5Iw
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