Ducati Monster Forum

Almost a year and a half ago, I was in an accident involving my gf's R6 that left me with a broken left radius as well as a couple broken fingers..sad for the totaled R6 but very good for my monster :) ..anyway, so when I finally recuperated enough to where I thought I could ride again, it was the clutch pull that was preventing me from being able to ride for more than 15 minutes at a time (my grip strength was very weak). I eventually went with the STM 28mm clutch slave which definitely helped and made life easier.. However, over the last 6-7k miles although everything associated with the new clutch slave was fine--finding neutral, clutch pull, changing gears--it never was quite as sweet as the way the stock clutch slave felt snicking through the gears.

So now that I have my grip strength back I spent the 15 minutes to put my stock one back on and the bike feels SOOOO much better! So I guess my question is... am I the only one that feels that the smaller 26mm feels better than the larger clutch slaves? And does anybody know of any 26mm aftermarket clutch slaves? Thanks!

was the 28mm slave installed correctly? I think the aftermarket ones are smoother and more responsive.

With the larger diameter slaves comes a decreased clutch release (amount of displaced fluid is constant, so larger diameter = less travel). This could mean the plates aren't fully disengaging. I had the same problem when my new slave was just installed. I couldn't get the bike into neutral at all! After some adjustments it got a bit better, but it still fails to go into neutral sometimes when i'm at complete standstill. When I'm still going at a couple of mph, there doesn't seem to be any trouble. Upside is the lighter pull, but I guess it also has it's disadvantages...

I put a brass bushing in an 07 S4Rs stock slave cylinder so it would work on my 95 M900 and it's a big improvement over the 15yo stocker.  The stock units from 2001 on are really good pieces (IMHO) but sometimes get swapped out b/c they don't look pretty...  Not that this is the case w/the OP, just an observation.

To be honest, I like the heavy clutch. It makes shifting very deliberate and I don't feel like it makes my shifts any slower. Besides my left hand is now as strong as my right.  [evil]















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I like the stock one also

I've always run stockers.

The bikes shift flawlessly, even into neutral at a stop.

If it doesn't it's leaking.

I've never had anything other than a stocker. It's always felt solid to me.

I also prefer the stock slave cylinder.

+1 on the stockers...