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Old Jul 7, 2019 | 09:14 AM
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I've just adjusted my clutch for the first time and discovered that my bike is fitted with a Muller Power Clutch actuator , which was nice . I did think my clutch was easy to operate and now I know why . Worth £110 apparently . So does that suggest that the original set-up was a bit tiring on the hand ? It couldn't have been worse than my GSXR 1100 that had heavy duty diaphragm springs . Travel too far at the beginning of the riding season and you'd come back with your arm in a sling ! 😁 I wonder what clutch I've got in it ? Well I ain't taking it apart to find out just yet . And I didn't use a torque wrench on the Derby cover screws , oh the shame of it !
 
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No torque on the derby cover, no wonder Ca is shaking so so bad now, the world is ending as we know it.
 
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No torque on the derby cover, no wonder Ca is shaking so so bad now, the world is ending as we know it.
Oh it gets worse , the big O ring was already twisted when I took it off so I just left it how it was . I've just been for a lovely 90 mile thrash around Oxfordshire and Warwickshire on a perfect summer's evening and the Derby cover hasn't leaked a drop . It's just a cover after all . Apart from a little spring there are no forces acting upon it at all.
 
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Oh yeah , I forgot to mention that all trace of clutch slip has now vanished , happy days .
 
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Oh yeah , I forgot to mention that all trace of clutch slip has now vanished , happy days .
Happy to hear that. Now unless you want total world melt down, you better fix that o ring.
 
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Happy to hear that. Now unless you want total world melt down, you better fix that o ring.
Will do !
 
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[QUOTE=Midpegs; And I didn't use a torque wrench on the Derby cover screws , oh the shame of it!

Man, you're just a bad *** livin' on the edge!
 
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