Clutch Plate Question

[Toddy64]

Hi Chaps,

The Clutch on my old girl (GSXR1127K 89) has started to slip and i'm assuming that due to age it may be the Drive (friction/fibre) plates are on the way out, it still drive fine but slips at higher speed and revs, when overtaking a car on an A road for example

Having had a quick look at the prices was horrified to see the oe ones at £17 each x10, compared to an EBC set at half that price, and the APE Track King ones being circa £100 a set. So i guess the question is are the cheaper ones useless? Surely not? I wont be Racing or doing track days, and the bike has circa 35000 miles on but is 32 years old, and was stood for 10 years until about 3 years ago. As I obviously don't want to be doing the job again in a couple of years, any advice and or tips on what to look out for when doing the job are much appreciated, tia

 

Edited July 26, 2021 by Toddy64
having a mare with pictures

[Jaydee]

Even the drag race boys use o.e.m. fibre plates. Don't penny pinch as Suzuki ones are far superior and last longer.

[TonyGee]

measure your plates first, it could be the springs.  

[Wee Man]

Suzuki every time. 

[Toddy64]

3 minutes ago, TonyGee said:

measure your plates first, it could be the springs.  

Thanks TonyGee, by springs do you mean the two dished diaphragm type ones? No.16 in the parts diagram?

[wraith]

Go for the OEM.

I put some of the EBC ones in my bike years back, i didn't even get to do 100 miles on the bike till I was at the side of the road with a bike that I could put in 1st gear and give it a hand full and the would not even move.

Put OEM Faber and steels in and they have been there ever since, cost about £200 then but we'll worth the money. I don't say get OEM stuff usually but clutch plates it's got to be OEM.

[Fazz711]

OEM all the way. 

Take them out have a good look you may only need fibers. 

If so give them a good soak with oil before fitting 

[Gixer1460]

Even a good used set of OEM fibres and steels are better than new EBC one's - seriously! And probably about the same price! As said measure first as OEM fibres will take a beating before being un-servicable - we never threw a fibre away unless it was burnt up, cracked or missing pieces!