Originally Posted by cHarley

The clutch Spring Plate issue affects all rubber-mount Sporties, 2004 to current. How long it takes for the Spring Plate to fail depends a lot on where and how you ride, city (lots of clutch usage/mile) vs highway (minimal use/mile). The average failure seems to be at 25,000 - 30,000 miles, but if you live in a rural area or do mostly highway miles, you may go 50,000 miles without a problem.