by "bob and john" (bobandjohn)
Published 03/29/2017 at 20:28
by "bob and john" (bobandjohn)
Published 03/29/2017 at 20:28
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I may not be the biggest Ducati guy. But dam does this hit the right buttons for me.
"Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)" (NKlein)
03/29/2017 at 20:35, STARS: 0
The streetfighter 1098s came stock with a dry clutch i believe. Though i think they still melt their gas tanks like the 848s.
"SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman" (dasborgen)
03/29/2017 at 20:35, STARS: 2
BRB, jizzing
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
03/29/2017 at 20:37, STARS: 0
yep, all big bored ducatis up until the release of the panigale line had dry clutches.
"jimz" (jimz)
03/29/2017 at 21:14, STARS: 0
why would you want a dry clutch in a motorcycle?
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
03/29/2017 at 21:21, STARS: 0
same reasons you’d want one on a car. less power loose, better grip from the clutch with the same springs, etc etc.
BMW also has a dry clutch on the R motors. and actually, on the older R1150 engine, you could use an original VW beetle clutch on it!
the performance / usability really isnt that bad. ridden on, its perfectly fine, if a bit heavy on the friction plates. oh well, its not like they are particularly hard or expensive to replace.
also, by not having the clutch shed material into the oil, the oil change intervals are longer as well.
"DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By" (ducst3-red-1liter-standing-by)
03/29/2017 at 21:29, STARS: 1
Muahaha rattle rattle rattle, love that noise on mine! Fun fact, the st3 only had a dry clutch in 2004
"jimz" (jimz)
03/29/2017 at 21:35, STARS: 0
same reasons you’d want one on a car. less power loose, better grip from the clutch with the same springs, etc etc.
if you’re “loosing” power through any clutch- whether wet or dry- it’s worn out and needs replacing.
the performance / usability really isnt that bad. ridden on, its perfectly fine, if a bit heavy on the friction plates. oh well, its not like they are particularly hard or expensive to replace.
Except so much of maneuvering motorcycles at low speeds depends on slipping the clutch, and slipping a dry clutch is a great way to murder it in short order.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
03/29/2017 at 21:40, STARS: 2
wet clutches always lost a little pit of power. not always through the oil slipping, but in the energy waster spinning in the oil. (it really was a minuscule amount, hence why they went to a wet clutch in the pani)
“ maneuvering motorcycles at low speeds “
if you are riding a ducati at slow speeds, you are going it wrong.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
03/29/2017 at 21:45, STARS: 1
i always ask guys on dry clutchs if they could spare some change, then point to the clutch. gets a laugh out of them
"DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By" (ducst3-red-1liter-standing-by)
03/29/2017 at 21:57, STARS: 0
Haha, I’ll have to remember that!
"runnersp, formerly known as t_s" (runnersp)
03/30/2017 at 04:06, STARS: 2
And the removal of said dry clutches has always been a sore point for me. Big Ducatis need to rattle, end of story.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
03/30/2017 at 04:07, STARS: 0
I agree. Which i would NEVER turn down a pani, ducs need to have that rattle.
"runnersp, formerly known as t_s" (runnersp)
03/30/2017 at 04:09, STARS: 1
First mod on my old 998, cut down carbon fibre clutch cover, because the world needs to hear me.
"StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8" (stndibnz1)
03/30/2017 at 08:32, STARS: 0
That is a damn gorgeous bike sir!
"StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8" (stndibnz1)
03/30/2017 at 08:34, STARS: 0
Well thats alarming. Such good looking bikes.
"runnersp, formerly known as t_s" (runnersp)
03/30/2017 at 09:03, STARS: 1
I rue the day I sold it, one day I’ll have another one.
"BobintheMtns" (bobinthemtns)
03/30/2017 at 09:41, STARS: 0
Such a lovely shade of red..
"Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)" (NKlein)
03/30/2017 at 14:14, STARS: 0
Well, i think the combination of ObamaGas (high ethanol), plastic tanks, and the heat given off by the bike led to the problem.