New Clutch for Bike Engined Car...

[pdw709]

Hi,

I've recently noticed that the clutch in my CBR1000 engined Striker has started slipping (particularly at lower revs in a high gear when cold). Doing a bit of research I've realised that I'll need to inspect the springs/friction/plain plates as either/all of these could be the reason. Although as the car is new (to me) I thought I may as well go ahead and replace the lot.

Question is, do I use stock Honda components or go for more heavy/duty performace varieties and if so which ones?

Any comments/ideas would be much appreciated.

Phil

[grahambell]

Some motorbike wet plate clutches have a central adjuster on them so would be worth checking that first.

If you do need to replace it, genuine Honda parts will cost silly money. Pattern alternatives from the likes of EBC will be more reasonable. Don't know about heavy duty versions.

[Locoblade]

Ive not had experience of the CBR1000 but have with Fireblades in cars, and I would suggest standard Honda frictions (will cost £60-100 if blade prices are anything to go by) and Barnett heavy duty springs from PDQ if they do them for that engine. EBC friction plates are OK (and about 2/3 the price) but I found the clutch was much more grabby with them in, so prefer genuine Honda ones. As to the EBC springs, Ive not used them because there have been lots of experience of them being useless, they start off slightly stiffer than stock springs, but quickly shrink / go soft.
Also whilst its out check the steel plates for "blue-ing" and warping, if they are badly blue'd or warped then they will need replacing too, but its only an hour's job in total as long as you can get at the clutch cover easily, so nothing like as painful as changing a clutch in a CEC.

>> Edited by Locoblade on Monday 15th August 19:47

[Furyblade_Lee]

Echo Graham (hi mate!)

I had 3 cluches in my Furyblade, first two standard and lasted 1000 miles each, then used standard Honda plates and Barnett spings. (all in about 110 poonds)
lasted 4,000 miles before I wrote the car off.....

Graham, hows you and your car now?