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12 steps to changing your clutch
By Daryll Young on 24/10/2010 16:59:06
Change your clutch in 12 easy steps
1 First up, soak the new clutch plates in clean engine oil for a few hours. While you're waiting, warm your engine, drain your old oil out and fit a new oil filter2 Using a T-handle hex-driver or hex bit undo and remove the clutch cover. Even
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D.I.Y - How to change your clutch plates and springs
By Daryll Young on 23/07/2008 14:28:59
Slipping clutch? Fitting new plates and springs might sound like a right old to-do, but actually it's dead easy. So do it yourself. Here's how
Jump to our 12 step guide to changing your clutchThere's nothing to be scared of. Replacing worn clutch plates is well within the scope of a competent home mechanic with nothing more than basic, decent-quality tools.Things you'll need:Simply, this
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2010 Honda VFR1200F DCT first ride review
By Ben Cope on 28/06/2010 14:10:20
Face it – automatic bikes don’t have a great reputation. Has Dual Clutch Technology changed all that? Shall we find out?
gear changing questioned your masculinity. The Hondamatic failed to appeal to rough tough ’70s bikers who liked their gearboxes full of gears, their gear changes manual and their clutch levers present and correct.Hondamatic fizzled out in 1983, after
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Suzuki extend 0% APR finance option
By Tim Skilton on 07/11/2007 14:21:07
Applicable on new V-Strom 1000s, Bandit 650 models, SV650
SUZUKI GB has extended the highly popular three-year 0% typical APR finance deal until the end of the year, continuing to make the route to a new Suzuki as accessible as possible.Applicable on all new V-Strom 1000s, Bandit 650 models, SV650, DR-Z400SM, GS500 and GSR600 models, th...
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Understanding Quickshifters and Slipper Clutches
By Harriet Ridley on 22/11/2003 11:03:48
Forget about brushing up on your cornering skills. If you really want to go fast then focus on changing up and down the gears swiftly and cleanly
you hit a junction or to change gear. But then came the clutch - a mechanism that separates the running engine from the rear wheel. The clutch transmits power from the engine to the rear wheel via the gearbox, giving the rider control over
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Is the DCT system being used by HRC? - Update
By Visordown News on 25/02/2011 16:38:17
Speculation on Honda's performance in the Sepang tests leads to questions about the clutch being used in the RC212V
It's being called 'Clutchgate' and is the result of Honda's outstanding performance in pre-season testing, leading to mass-media speculation that this is due HRC utilising the DCT clutch on the RC212V.Honda have clearly dominated leading all
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How to pull 12 o'clock wheelies
By Kevin Carmichael on 16/06/2010 11:12:25
Triumph riding stunt master reveals his secret to pulling vertical wheelies
How do I pull 12'o'clock wheelies, Kevin?"It's all about the rear brake. To pull wheelies you need to learn to use the rear brake, then you can get the height, then you can change gear. I ride along in first gear, clutch the wheelie up then catch
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VIDEO: Future of motorcycle test riding?
By Visordown News on 20/07/2009 13:17:00
Meet Flossie - Castrol's latest addition to their motorcycle test team
’ mode that can memorise a bike’s gear change pattern, clutch feel and throttle response.How cool is that?
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Clutch/throttle Masterclass: Part Four
By mark forsyth on 25/08/2011 10:50:03
Shorts and gravel - hmmm
're expecting, you won't be short changed...
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Honda's 2nd gen. Dual Clutch Technology
By Ben Cope on 02/11/2011 13:49:28
What changes have been made to Honda's automatic gearbox?
Honda's Dual Clutch Technology (DCT) is in its second generation. The first, as used on the VFR1200FA was remarkably smooth, but Honda being Honda, well, they had to tinker with it.DCT works by having one clutch for odd-numbered gears and one
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