Clutch Quiet Mod

[Howellerman]

I think I'm the one that originally started the quiet mod thread (to much ridicule  )...probably on the old board, but maybe this one. Anyway, I ran my MTS that way for about 20K miles of mainly commuting...same clutch. I've also read of ST guys (where the mod originated) going much longer. I don't think the bearing loads are an issue.

That is correct, Triple J. I continue to run your mod on my 1100S, but I think I need to refresh the friction plate - it has gotten smooth and allows a little slippage now and them. Nothing like the self-destruct noise of the stock installation, but still not was quiet as it used to be.

[Billyzoom]

I don't know anything about the side loads or any other issues.  It was a great mod for me...been running it for quite some time with zero issues.  Free, significant improvement.  If it causes an issue down the road I'll deal with it then.  It gives me a lot more enjoyment, and it's FREE.  FREE I SAY!!!!!!!!

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[Raux]

you guys and quiet clutches... get a wetclutch bike and get over it 

I WISH my 696 had that clackyclack of the ST2

[koko64]

 
Mine still makes noises that lets its existence be known (to those who can identify that stuff), but I can hear my pipes now, and they are Termis.

Love the dry clutch.
Favorite clutch of any bike to work on.
They can look destroyed and somehow still work fine
You can take the cover off and teach your kids clutch operation 101
Before you got into Ducatis, have you ever seen people worship a clutch as a mechanical thing of beauty like that?
The pressure plate has inspired art

Its a sect within a sect.

[Billyzoom]

Mine still makes noises that lets its existence be known (to those who can identify that stuff), but I can hear my pipes now, and they are Termis.

Love the dry clutch.
Favorite clutch of any bike to work on.
They can look destroyed and somehow still work fine
You can take the cover off and teach your kids clutch operation 101
Before you got into Ducatis, have you ever seen people worship a clutch as a mechanical thing of beauty like that?
The pressure plate has inspired art

Its a sect within a sect.

Exactly.  I LOVE the dry clutch, but now it's quieter so it doesn't dominate the sounds of the bike.  It still looks amazing, has a little bit of the rattle, but I hear my Arrows more.  Perfect. 

[koko64]

I wonder if the new spec Barnett plates will be quieter, Brad says they've been out for awhile.

www.barnettclutches.com/news/news_detail.aspx?news_d=74

They have replaced the wave/curved plate with a "damper spring". Anyone tried these yet?

[memper]

you guys and quiet clutches... get a wetclutch bike and get over it 

I WISH my 696 had that clackyclack of the ST2

Can't you remove the noise damper inside the cover? Might make it a tad louder..

[Raux]

Ultimately i want open dry clutch goodness

the st2 is the tourer and rain so i won't open that

[Speeddog]

I wonder if the new spec Barnett plates will be quieter, Brad says they've been out for awhile.

www.barnettclutches.com/news/news_detail.aspx?news_d=74

They have replaced the wave/curved plate with a "damper spring". Anyone tried these yet?

I fitted one to a mid-90's 900SS a month or two ago.

With that new thick inner steel, the stack height was a bit much.
The outermost friction was so high in the basket that it looked like it could slip out when the lever was pulled.
Swapped to the standard '2-steel'  setup.

Not sure if that was peculiar to that SS or representative of typical fitment.

I'm not very happy with brand-new parts if I have to fiddle around to fit them....

[Triple J]

the st2 is the tourer and rain so i won't open that

Why? I commuted on my Multi with an open clutch (quiet modified  ) for quite a while. It saw more rain than a bike should be subjected to, and the clutch was never a problem. It did sit in a garage at night, but during the day it sat out in the rain. The clutch plates will stick a bit overnight, but free up as soon as you turn it over.

[scaramanga]

I wonder if the new spec Barnett plates will be quieter, Brad says they've been out for awhile.

www.barnettclutches.com/news/news_detail.aspx?news_d=74

They have replaced the wave/curved plate with a "damper spring". Anyone tried these yet?

I put one of these in a couple of seasons ago along with a new basket, veeeery happy.