Does the Bob have a H.Clutch

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Aug 9, 2006 | 01:15 AM

MasterRye

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Does the Bob have a H.Clutch

Just real quick, I am trying to pick out custom parts for my bike. Been browsing the internet and I was wondering, does the 2006 Street Bob have an Hydraulic Clutch? I remember the sales man saying something about the clutch lever being easier to pull for some reason.

Aug 9, 2006 | 01:16 AM

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RE: Does the Bob have a H.Clutch

It is a reduced effort design that I think was new on the 06, but it is a traditional cable clutch.

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Aug 9, 2006 | 01:18 AM

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Aug 9, 2006 | 01:29 AM

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Just real quick, I am trying to pick out custom parts for my bike. Been browsing the internet and I was wondering, does the 2006 Street Bob have an Hydraulic Clutch? I remember the sales man saying something about the clutch lever being easier to pull for some reason.

Only the VRODs and SE bikes come stock with hydraulic clutches. But the primary advantage of a hydraulic clutch is that it's self-adjusting - not necessarily reduced clutch pull. My FXDL has a lighter pull than any of my BMWs did - and they were all hydro clutches.

Aug 9, 2006 | 01:31 AM

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RE: Does the Bob have a H.Clutch

What makes them reduced-effort?

Aug 9, 2006 | 01:46 AM

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What makes them reduced-effort?

If you're talking about Harley's reduced effort (non-hydraulic) clutches, it's a combination of a new clutch cable, new clutch spring and inner/outer ramps. This system was standard beginning in on '06 and can be retrofitted to older models. You'd be amazed at the difference between an '05 Dyna and an 06/07 if you were to compare the clutch pull. And the clutch pull on the reduced effort clutches is lighter than on the VROD hydro clutches.

net/net: Don't let someone try to tell you that all cable pull systems require more effort than hydraulic system.