Nessism wrote:
650ed wrote: Pay special attention to Nessism's advice regarding oil.
[snip] Ed
Ed,
There is much silliness surrounding what oils to use and we must be careful to not spread any misinformation otherwise we are just spreading nuts for the squirrels to eat.
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Haha.. spreading nuts for the squirrels to eat.. now THAT one got a laugh out of me.
Both 650Ed, and Nessism consistently give solid advice and are both correct. As far as contaminating a clutch, I am also a sinner that has used car oil for break-in, while suffering from an extreme brain fade, not even thinking about the effects on the wet clutch. It might have been compounded by the bombardment of pay-pal debit card charges on my checking account during an "oil leak repair" that turned into a top end overhaul complete with special square OEM o-rings, viton valve seals, Nippon piston rings and a $30.00 cylinder base gasket, that refused to come off the cases.
Definetly buy OEM clutch springs, or if you want to skip the left handed stress ball exercises, you can up the spring pressure with some stiffer aftermarket springs. It does make the clutch lever harder to pull. Your choice. I bought some K&L aftermarket springs, and now regret that one (as usual). I plan on locating some NOS OEM springs and soaking my plates again soon. This monster comes on like a freight train and the clutch can't handle the HP at times.
Lots of GOOD info on kzrider, among other sites on the net. google is your friend. Be sure to add in the search term "kzrider" to get the kzr hits to pop first. Read and enjoy.
This is a great article and this man obviously did his homework with checking spring weights and trying different springs. I have not read it lately (6 months ago), so read up and learn all about clutches, oils, springs and cleaning up the clutch plates after contamination.
kzrider.com/forum/2-engine/367700-refurbishing-your-clutch
This pic is after I soaked the plates in the ZEP citrus degreaser for ~ an hour, then did a light scuffing with scotchbrite.