clutch modifications, if any? Best practice?

[Paul LeClair]

I am getting to the stage of building up the clutch assembly from scratch, then the primary, on the 82 100 motor.

I happen to have kicking around a spare brand new set of Red's Kevlar clutch plates which I think I will use, and the stock steel plates only have 10,200 kms on them and should clean up fine. Everything in the clutch assembly/housing is otherwise stock and untouched.

on both my RGS and on my 79 1200 I basically turned the clutch basket and backer into swiss cheese, and then polished everything. I have to confess I haven't felt any real difference in the clutch operation before and after modification.

so, do I leave these 1982 1200 low mileage clutch castings stock and unmolested, or do I get out the circular table and go wild punching holes?

thoughts and opinion?

Paul LeClair

 

[Simonr501]

I thought the the idea of machining more holes was to aid cooling/oil flow in extreme applications (racing)? This may explain why you have not felt much difference.

 

[Terry Dymond]

If you were in my position, where you could ride all year round, you'd leave it alone and go for a ride.
If I was in your position, where I would be snowed in for six months of the year, I'd modify everything to the nth degree; or go skiing