"Mathias Rios" (Mars478)
04/19/2014 at 00:08 • Filed to: None
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"Mathias Rios" (Mars478)
04/19/2014 at 00:08 • Filed to: None | 0
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I engage a gear and then release the clutch and the bike doesn't stall or move forward unless under intense acceleration. Yay for clueless parents. He tells me he thought he had a "wet" clutch.
yamahog
> Mathias Rios
04/19/2014 at 00:28 |
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Whaaat??
Also this is totally reinforcing my personal opinions on BMW motorcycle owners.
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Mathias Rios
> yamahog
04/19/2014 at 00:30 |
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My dad isn't the stereotype, he just bought himself a bike that he has no clue how to use properly. He's been riding it for the past 4 years so I guess thats not that bad of a lifespan for a $4k bike...
CRider
> Mathias Rios
04/19/2014 at 00:33 |
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Oh shit that sounds expensive. Just the thing a clueless BMW Motorrad owner needs.
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yamahog
> Mathias Rios
04/19/2014 at 00:33 |
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he just bought himself a bike that he has no clue how to use properly
aaaaand that's what I generally think of BMW riders ;) midlife crisis?
Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> Mathias Rios
04/19/2014 at 01:12 |
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Hmmm, I have been off the scene for a while. I didn't realize BMW had released a dry clutch! Kudos to them.
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Mathias Rios
> yamahog
04/19/2014 at 02:31 |
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I guess. I don't know. I guess I'm biased since it's my dad...
JasonStern911
> Mathias Rios
04/19/2014 at 04:29 |
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I have an R1150R. good bike for the most part. the few things that have broken and needed replacing have been superseded by later revisions, so respect to BMW for actually fixing unexpected weaknesses instead of forcing owners to replace broken parts with the same parts that broke in the first place. that said, they tend to be a pain to work on. something as simple as changing the battery or air filter requires removing the gas tank, which requires removing the oil coolers. not super difficult, but significantly more involved than on my other bikes.
that said, I'm not sure what having a wet or dry clutch has to do with anything. the clutch on the BMW is a dry clutch, but even if he ran motorcycle oil with supplements for a clutch, the clutch is still isolated. the only way the clutch would go bad is from regular wear, wear from rider induced abuse (slipping the clutch, not rev matching), or having an improperly calibrated clutch lever.
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Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> JasonStern911
04/19/2014 at 09:18 |
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I used to be an MSF instructor, and I can tell you from personal experience that it is very nearly impossible to destroy a wet clutch. Kinda like the scene in Bladerunner when Batty sits down as starts talking about how he's "seen things, you people would not believe..." A wet clutch can take a fantastic amount of slipping and just straight out abuse. If you were to treat a dry clutch to that same level of care, it wouldn't like you anymore.