Gixxus Christ! Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Replacing the friction plates this spring, kevlar plates say you can't use full synthetic oils. I like full synthetic oils. I only found one Ebay description out of all the ones I read that said this. Also, ebc or Barnett? Discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxie750 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Oem.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSR_Racer_99 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 OEM. Went to Kevlar on a GSXR race bike once. Kept the OEMs for some reason, put them in my gear box. Wore out the Kevlars, put the OEMs back in, never had to change them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Bought some OEM friction plates. Will mic my steels while I have the clutch apart and replace as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I replaced all my steels and frictions with oem, figure it was good enough for the last 50,000 should be good enough for the next 50,000 (or more since I found out my old plates weren't really bad anyway...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I've never had steel plates be out of spec, even on 30+ yr old bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FZRMatt Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 To add to this, I am planning on replacing my clutch before the Deals Gap trip in June. I was at Iron Pony this morning and priced new (OEM) steels and plates. The counter guy I talked to suggested that I look at aftermarket because my "bike takes 8 steels, and there are only 9 left in the world." Obviously, I don't buy that but, it isn't unreasonable either. The manufacturers obligation to produce replacement parts for my bike has long since expired on my almost 20 year old bike.My question is, how many people run aftermarket clutch parts, and do they perform acceptably? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 In a TL OEM is the only way to go. Too many horror stories about aftermarket problems over on TLP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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