1150 Clutch Milage Expectations ....

[Sir James]

I know , how long is a piece of string

Iv'e done 47000 miles and mainly motorway runs with weekend twistys included

Light of road and never stuck in the sticky stuff ...

Iv'e got the bike in bits and been offered the chance of the clutch to be changed , do you just wait for it to go and get recovered or will there be a definate increase in slipping enableing you to limp home and replace

I'm planning plenty of miles this year and don't want to ruin my or anyone else's trip ....

Don't know if it's just in my head but it seems to bite right at the end now but does not slip at all

Piss taking welcome but atleast one decent reply would be appreciated

 

[motobiker]

you could always change it for sheer piece of mind. whether you can justify the expense is up to you.

I'm a firm believer in sods law - so for that reason the temptation to do this would be great given the circumstances. if the old clutch comes out and has plenty of life left - then keep it as a spare.

 

[paddy dougan]

If it's apart change it anyway,
as for milage there's no hard or fast rule, I had my RS apart at 79k miles and it was still OK, but I changed anyway, my GS has done 30K and it is now slipping so it's hard to say.
Better safe than sorry, I say.
cheers,
Paddy

 

[Stewart H]

While you are in there it would be foolish not to, peace of mind, I routinely replace any clutches, belts etc whenever I am dismantling major assemblies,
Stewart

 

[Fanum]

If it's apart change it anyway,

The biggest cost in a clutch renewal on a GS is in the labour for getting the whole thing apart and back together again.

If you've done 47k miles, it would seem silly to not take the opportunity of temporarily dodging a £400+ labour bill in changing the clutch for the sake of the price of the parts


Change it

 

[davegs]

Clutches

My 1150 has 78000 on the clock no probs ( that is till I wrote this!) no probs, if you have it in two lumps do it anyway, wouldent dream of putting another gear box in a car without doing the clutch.
dave gs.

 

[Sir James]

Thanks for that , but it's not in little bits , it's in bodywork / wheels / shocks and forks of cleaning up bits

Still been quoted £250 plus parts ..........

 

[Grizzly]

I Vote Leave It Alone!!

Hi James
My 1150's done 110k now on the original clutch - with no problems - other than the usual slave cylinder replacement & clutch hose replacement (due to corrosion at the banjo on the slave cylinder).
My clutch plate I'm sure is A1 nick yet and by the sound of what you've taken off the bike, your a long way short of reaching the clutch
If you've got the rear shock etc out it would be wise to replace the above mentioned slave cylinder & hose - if it hasn't been done before?? but the clutch should be fine - it's guys getting stuck in places you go with a Gas Gas or trying to wheelie like Charlie wots-his-name that burn out the plate I think?? - using your logic, you'd be as well stripping the gearbox & changing the bearings as well
I'm sure Steptoe could give you an experienced view!!

Cheers...........................Grizzly

 

[(RIP) ugg]

I got 86,000 miles on an old 1100GS 1995 , just changed for new a new clutch .
The old one started to slip, it did 2000miles from the other side of the black sea before i eventually changed it for a new un

ugg

 

[Sir James]

Might just give it a second chance then

Thanks everyone

 

[davegs]

Clutched

If it would reassure you a bit take the starter motor off and look inside with a torch you'll get some idea if there's any oil floating about. Only two screws and it's off.
dave gs.

 

[Pekkavee]

If it would reassure you a bit take the starter motor off and look inside with a torch you'll get some idea if there's any oil floating about. Only two screws and it's off.
dave gs.

You can also measure the thickness of the plate through that hole. 4.5 mm is the minimum.

Pekka

 

[Womble]

You can also measure the thickness of the plate through that hole. 4.5 mm is the minimum.

Pekka

Out of interest, do you know how thick the plate is on an unworn clutch?

 

[Sgt Bilco]

I took my 1100 apart earlier in the year and the clutch was still really good at 55,000 miles.

Didn`t bother changing it

 

[DutchBryn]

Morning All,

Sir James also mentioned the biting-point being at the end of the clutch lever travel.
My 1150 also has this 'feature' (approx 25kmiles). Fluid level is not too high.
Does this matter? Is this another symtom of "Gsers Panic"?

Thanks,

DB.

 

[Steptoe]

You can also measure the thickness of the plate through that hole. 4.5 mm is the minimum.

Pekka

Not with any accuracy you can't.

Out of interest, do you know how thick the plate is on an unworn clutch?

Approx 6.5 mm, sometimes a tiny bit less.

 

[DutchBryn]

Morning All,

Sir James also mentioned the biting-point being at the end of the clutch lever travel.
My 1150 also has this 'feature' (approx 25kmiles). Fluid level is not too high.
Does this matter? Is this another symtom of "Gsers Panic"?

Thanks,

DB.


No-one got anything to say. At all??

 

[motobiker]

Morning All,

Is this another symtom of "Gsers Panic"?

yes... probably.

 

[Steptoe]

No-one got anything to say. At all??

Don't want to cause any panic.

 

[sockpuppet]

If you're that worried why not get a TT ceramic clutch. Overkill (and pricey) but probably won't die before the rest of the bike does.