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Author: JérémyJérémy Date: May 13, 2010 16:53
What are the advantages and disadvantages of dry clutches vs. wet clutches
for bikes? I've just noticed that my RT has a dry clutch, but the K1300GT
has a wet clutch.
I'd hazard a guess that a wet clutch is more resistant to heat damage from
slipping, and a dry clutch allows longer service intervals because of
reduced oil contamination, but why would a manufacturer use different ones
on bikes with approximately the same purpose?
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Jeremy
R1200RT
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Author: Grimly CurmudgeonGrimly Curmudgeon Date: May 13, 2010 18:05
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Jérémy" b.com> saying something
like:
>What are the advantages and disadvantages of dry clutches vs. wet clutches
>for bikes? I've just noticed that my RT has a dry clutch, but the K1300GT
>has a wet clutch.
>
>I'd hazard a guess that a wet clutch is more resistant to heat damage from
>slipping, and a dry clutch allows longer service intervals because of
>reduced oil contamination, but why would a manufacturer use different ones
>on bikes with approximately the same purpose?
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Author: Mike BuckleyMike Buckley Date: May 13, 2010 19:47
In message 4ax.com>, Grimly
Curmudgeon REMOVEgmail.com> writes>We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
>drugs began to take hold. I remember "Jérémy" b.com> saying something
>like:
>>>What are the advantages and disadvantages of dry clutches vs. wet clutches
>>for bikes? I've just noticed that my RT has a dry clutch, but the K1300GT
>>has a wet clutch.
>>
>>I'd hazard a guess that a wet clutch is more resistant to heat damage from
>>slipping, and a dry clutch allows longer service intervals because of
>>reduced oil contamination, but why would a manufacturer use different ones
>>on bikes with approximately the same purpose?
>
>Wet clutches are compact and can be made to handle quite reasonable
>amounts of power for their size - it's all about the frictional area and
>clamping force that dictates the slipping point. The cooling of the oil
>helps considerably and when the clutch is fully engaged the oil no
>longer functions as a lube. ...
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Author: Grimly CurmudgeonGrimly Curmudgeon Date: May 13, 2010 21:29
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Mike Buckley hotmail.com>
saying something like:
>Makes me wonder why cars don't have wet clutches. Even high performance
>cars have dry clutches?
They've got a large bellhousing. Practically, the Beemer bike clutch is
as big as you could go on a bike. Car clutches can have really heavy
springs on them, which is mitigated by the pedal leverage and in extreme
cases, a hydraulic servo.
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Author: JérémyJérémy Date: May 13, 2010 21:44
Grimly Curmudgeon REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in
news:ch8ou51dt8io3js1abschs9f4isainu9vq@4ax.com:
> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
> drugs began to take hold. I remember "J
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Author: Grimly CurmudgeonGrimly Curmudgeon Date: May 13, 2010 22:02
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Jérémy" b.com> saying something
like:
>So why would you ever use a dry clutch?
Cheap and simple to make, can handle large amounts of torque, suitably
designed. Of all the advantages, none holds more sway for the makers
than the 'cheap' bit.
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Author: malcmalc Date: May 13, 2010 23:11
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Author: Andy BonwickAndy Bonwick Date: May 13, 2010 23:41
On Thu, 13 May 2010 14:53:42 GMT, "Jérémy" b.com> wrote:
>What are the advantages and disadvantages of dry clutches vs. wet clutches
>for bikes? I've just noticed that my RT has a dry clutch, but the K1300GT
>has a wet clutch.
>
Dry clutches sound great when they're rattling like a bag of spanners.
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Author: HogHog Date: May 14, 2010 00:35
Grimly Curmudgeon REMOVEgmail.com> wrote:> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
> drugs began to take hold. I remember "J
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Author: wessiewessie Date: May 14, 2010 01:25
"malc" blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
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