Y2K R1 CLUTCH

To those that do clutch wheelies I have a question. How long does the clutch last and how much to replace it? And what parts do you replace? I don't mean the occasional clutch wheelie, I mean 10 wheelies a day. thank you

10 wheelies a day? thats it?....lol J/K I am very hard on my clutch (and my bike for that matter). I have 20k miles on my 00 R1 and I am on my third clutch. I am ready for the fourth. I also do alot od drag racing and goofing off, so your miledge may vary. better chance of breaking clutch plates than wearing out the plates using the clutch to wheelie. You will need the compleate set of friction plates, a clutch cover gasket. You can sometimes reuse the steel plates if they are not warped or burnt up. I think it is also a good idea to replace the spring when you replace the clutch. The spring is shitty and can use all the help it can get. I would get an FJ1200 clutch spring, does not matter what year bike you look up, they are all the same. It will be between $100 (for friction plates and a gasket with you doing the labor) and $200 (replacing the steels too). Good luck brother.

O.K. it last longer than I thought. If you had to say how hard it is to change the clutch what would you rate on a scale of 1 - 10. 10 being extremely difficult. Thanks for the reply man.

Well I work on bikes all the time so the clutch is a pretty easy job for me. Only real hard part about it is lining up the piviot arm with the gear inside the pressure plate. Just make sure you scrape the gasket surface clean. Soak the new plates in oil for at least 5 minutes. It is not nessairy to saok them for a long period of time. I usually drain the oil (while it is still warm) and throw the new plates into the old oil and let them soak as I remove the clutch cover and clutch plates. You do NOT have to drain the oil on an R1 to change the clutch, but I always change my oil when I change the plates out. Other than that it's pretty simple. The piviot arm will drive you crazy the first few times, but you get used to it.

Believe it or not, i am on my original clutch and the bike has 15500 mi's. I don't clutch up wheelies all the time,but i do my fair share. PEACE********>:thumbup

Seriously, 10 clutch wheelies a day. I do that in a half an hour. I have over 4000 miles on mine and my clutch is still going strong. Okay, maybe a little slippage.:crash