Anyone else prefer the stock clutch slave cylinder?

[MAXdB]

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!

[He Man]

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

[Bizzarrini]

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...

[Duck-Stew]

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.

[yotogi]

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. 















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I like the stock one also

[ducpainter]

I've always run stockers.

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

If it doesn't it's leaking.

[Tangerine Dream]

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

[Ivan]

I also prefer the stock slave cylinder.

[Xerxes1769]

+1 on the stockers...