l'm looking into fitting a hydraulic clutch off a CVO onto my 014 Lowrider. Looking through a parts catalogue, l cant see any reason why it cant be done.
Has anyone tried it and am l overlooking anything?

 

I've done it on my '01. For your '14 you should be able to find parts even easier. You'll need to use the new Clutch Pushrod assembly (replaces oil slinger, release plate, adjuster rod and center pushrod) which isn't available for the 5-speeds anymore, but for a 6-speed you could still find it when I was searching. I had all the links to the service .pdfs, but now the links are invalid. I'll try to find them when I have a couple minutes. There was a .pdf that explained everything you needed for the six-speed hyd conversion. You may have already found that.
-G

 

Is there a benefit to doing this?

 

I wonder about this too. My last bike had a hydraulic clutch and this one has a cable. I prefer the cable myself.

 

Really can't think of any. Hydraulic MAY be a bit lighter lever effort. But I think having the ability to adjust the clutch with the cable actuation outweighs any benefit that may be derived.

I've got a LRS that uses cable and a UC that uses hydraulic. Can't notice any difference in lever effort. Sure would like the ability to adjust the hydraulic to engage a bit sooner.

 

If any bigtwin rider wants a "lighter clutch lever," all they gotta do is buy a burly EZ clutch pull device. Best $22 you'll spend. Easy to install too.
That would be cheaper and less problematic than the complexity of going "fluid."
But, ultimately, it's the OP's money. They can waste it any way they see fit. 🤔

 

I was investigating a juice clutch just for the symmetry of the hand controls. Still considering it, but not for this season.

 

^^^^^ This.

Just did it to mine. Feels just as good as the jap hydro clutches Ive had.

 

This was part of the reason I did it on mine too. That and I was in the process of returning the covers to wrinkle black and found a new in box wrinkle black hydraulic cover for a steal on ebay and I was also putting the risers on so needed longer cables, so I just bought a hydraulic line instead of a cable.
I also installed the heavier clutch diaphragm spring. The pull is nice and smooth and the same level of effort as the cable with the stock spring, so overall I'm happy with it.
At the end of the day, not sure I'd bother doing it again.
On a 5-speed, had to buy the 6-speed clutch pushrod assembly and shorten it by something like 3/8" because i couldn't find the correct rod for the 5-speed conversion... kind of a pain, but a fun little project.

 

Not really, it's more a case of doing because l can.