Ducati Confessions: I Hate the Dry Clutch

[showerfan]

There, I said it. I have been riding Ducatis for well over a decade and I'm a big fan of almost everything made in Bologna, old and new. I love this forum, and the people on here have always been helpful and kind. But I just cannot stand that clatter! Go ahead, flame me, gather the pitchforks, call up the Anit-Defamation League. But I want to do a --  -- DRY TO WET CONVERSION!

Is it possible? I've used the SEARCH FUNCTION, I've even found a befuddled response from the Almighty Ducpainter, but I can't seem to find ANYONE who's done it before.

I have a 2008 S4RS Tricolore that is otherwise completely unmolested, except for an open set of Arrow pipes. And I want it WET.

Can it be done?

[DarkMonster620]

There, I said it. I have been riding Ducatis for well over a decade and I'm a big fan of almost everything made in Bologna, old and new. I love this forum, and the people on here have always been helpful and kind. But I just cannot stand that clatter! Go ahead, flame me, gather the pitchforks, call up the Anit-Defamation League. But I want to do a --  -- DRY TO WET CONVERSION!

Is it possible? I've used the SEARCH FUNCTION, I've even found a befuddled response from the Almighty Ducpainter, but I can't seem to find ANYONE who's done it before.

I have a 2008 S4RS Tricolore that is otherwise completely unmolested, except for an open set of Arrow pipes. And I want it WET.

Can it be done?

yes you can . . . dont have info at hand but it is doable

[kopfjäger]

Maybe something in here (?)

http://www.speedzilla.com/forums/ducati-monster/36057-dry-wet-clutch-good.html

http://www.desmonorthwest.com/forums/showthread.php?7165-The-QUIET-Ducati-Dry-Clutch

[Curmudgeon]

You're OK in my book. Never understood the need for the clatter. On my 8th and had many wet clutches over 5 decades. Some people have "unique" tastes, 

[koko64]

I love the dry clutch but hate the noise at idle. Easiest clutch to work on and tunable to your taste. Using a Nichols basket, Vee Two billet drum, oem alloy friction plates and Barnett driven plates kept the noise down on my old Monster.

[ducpainter]

The noise doesn't bother me at all. I kind of like it when an equipment operator turns their head to see what all the racket is about.

[Düb Lüv]

Here's another read.

http://www.ducati.ms/forums/80-hall-wisdom/73438-quieter-clutches.html#/enter

[kopfjäger]

The noise doesn't bother me at all. I kind of like it when an equipment operator turns their head to see what all the racket is about.

 

[showerfan]

thanks guys, it looks as if no one has ever converted a dry clutch to wet in an easy, straightforward way.

or at least, no one will admit it.

[Speeddog]

One of my customers with an 848 SBK had me convert it from wet to dry.

Part of that was a screw that plugged the oil gallery which supplied the trans input shaft from the left side.
Not sure if your cases have that oil gallery.

[WTSDS]

Monster OEM dry clutches are as tough as goats knees - only need to be pulled apart now and then to deglaze the plates with a bit of sandpaper if they start to shriek or slip when engaging, or file the outer tangs if they burr up and gear changes become clunky.

Noisy - put on some decent loud pipes and you won't notice any clutch noise :-)