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Stiff clutch lever = hand cramp in rushhour traffic

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#1 ·
Has anyone done any creative mod's to reduce the amount of 'grip' it takes to pull the clutch lever on a duc?  I have a 99' 750 and whenever I get in stop & go traffic, my hand literally wants to fall off after about 15 min.... 
 
#4 ·
Sounds like the voice of experience talking... [cheeky]

Seriously, Cold Mofo, the aftermarket slaves make a tremendous difference.
I've got a Yoyodyne, 14k miles with zero problems.
 
#5 ·
Hickey said:
I don't believe the aftermarket slave cylinders work with wet clutches. I've only seen them on dry clutch bikes. When the time comes to replace the clutch, the APTC "slipper" clutch used on the 620 and now the S2R (800) may work with the 750. 40% less lever effort than the standard clutch.
 
#6 ·
AFAIK, the aftermarket slaves will work on all Monsters that have the bolt-on slave on the left side of the motor.

There was at least one model year of M750 that had the slave cylinder built into the clutch cover (right side), I don't know which year it was...

If that's the model that Cold Mofo has, well, we've been leading him astray.
 
#7 ·
ducatania said:
I don't believe the aftermarket slave cylinders work with wet clutches. I've only seen them on dry clutch bikes. When the time comes to replace the clutch, the APTC "slipper" clutch used on the 620 and now the S2R (800) may work with the 750. 40% less lever effort than the standard clutch.
Completely untrue. The slave cyllinder will work with any ducati clutch except the 750 that did have ot built in. I have an evoluzione unit on my 750 and it works great. Also, are you wearing gloves? I find that the only time I notice the clutch is if I'm doing a quick spin around the block after service and I don't put my gloves on. When I'm wearing the gloves, I guess they grip it with the leather and help the pull. And if you think that your 750 is bad, come try my 749's clutch, that thing is stiff.
 
#10 ·
I was thinking about this as I was riding today...and I've noticed that since I've dropped to a 14 tooth front sprocket I don't have to ride the clutch as much as I used to....if you haven't done this mod yet it is cheap and easy and most around here have done it...try that and see if it makes any diff as to how much you are holding your clutch in.

My two cents

gnew
 
#11 ·
I jumped from a 620 to a 1000ds and had a swore-ass foreman. I nearly crashed during a lanesplit from that cramp.

Putted over and finally figured out, that I had two extra fingers to use for the lever!!! Haha ... so I used three fingers now, and a 1000 miles later, forearms is fine. :p
 
#15 ·
Not to be a ****, but you're kidding right? Your hand gets tired using the clutch lever? Ever tried a 3-inch BDL open primary with nine, count 'em, 9 mo fo oversized clutch springs? Especially when it's connected to a spitting 125 inch Patrick Racing motor, on an overweight hardtail that you're commuting with and cutting traffic with every damn day? After a few months with this combo my penis became very afraid of my left hand. Granted, I now look like a crab with one large arm. Be that as it may, I clipped the clutch lever down to two fingers length on my 750m because the throw is so light in its stock config.
 
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Cold Mofo said:
Has anyone done any creative mod's to reduce the amount of 'grip' it takes to pull the clutch lever on a duc? I have a 99' 750 and whenever I get in stop & go traffic, my hand literally wants to fall off after about 15 min....

You might have your lever rotated to high on the bars. If you work the clutch with your wrist bent at a weird angle, this can cause a lot of fatigue. You want your wrist as straight as possible.