Look what the courier delivered today

[Mom]

I rode my blue lovely to Napier a few weeks ago, and sadly she misbehaved and is currently still there sitting on the naughty chair. Hopefully I will have her back home the weekend after Easter.

Now it has been a while since I got my hands really dirty playing with the innards of a motorcycle, and I have no idea of what acceptable tolerances are, so I went and talked to the mechanic at my local Yamaha dealership, he had no workshop manual and no parts list for my bike, but was really helpful with advice.

Did a bit of a search on the trusty internet and found a couple of forums and asked a few questions, specifically I need to know the minimum specs for the clutch friction plates. Then I set about hunting down a manual for it, there is a great thread on here and I think I visited almost every relevant site without sucess. I was about to give up when I thought to scroll page by page on one site and on about page 13 I found one! Of course I am searching for Yamaha Radian, and this manual is listed with other models ahead of Radian, so the search function did not pick it up.

A quick phone call, and hey presto it was on its way. Now all I need is the bike back, and a few tools and a few spares and I am away!

The minimum for a friction plate is 2.7mm too btw

[The Pastor]

Apparently according to george from motorcycle doctors, you cant use 2nd hand plates, regardless of the plate thickness's.

Not sure why tho.

[Mom]

Apparently according to george from motorcycle doctors, you cant use 2nd hand plates, regardless of the plate thickness's.

Not sure why tho.

No I just want to see if the ones I have are within tolerance or not so I dont replace them when I dont need to. Call it wishful thinking really.

[Ixion]

Pffasaah. Done it countless times. A clutch plate is a clutch plate.

[The Pastor]

pffasaah. Done it countless times. A clutch plate is a clutch plate.

you reckon you can use ones from the wreckers? Do they not have to be kept in oil?

[Ixion]

I've fished out dust covered ones and used them. I think that "kept in oil" thing went out with cork clutches.

If I were a bike shop, I wouldn't but, cos of risk they might be warped or something.

[The Pastor]

i've fished out dust covered ones and used them. I think that "kept in oil" thing went out with cork clutches.

If i were a bike shop, i wouldn't but, cos of risk they might be warped or something.

ok cool, i was going to buy new ones, but sod that! I'll buy 2nd hand ones! I need a specal holder tool and socket thing to undo my clutch tho, damn its tricky.

I'll aslo give george a call and see what he says, he might actually know what hes talking about.

[Squiggles]

I wouldnt mix new and old, could end up rooting the new ones if the olds are no good

[Mom]

ok cool, i was going to buy new ones, but sod that! I'll buy 2nd hand ones! I need a specal holder tool and socket thing to undo my clutch tho, damn its tricky.

I'll aslo give george a call and see what he says, he might actually know what hes talking about.

This Haynes manual shows you how to make the special tool. Easy, peasey, can scan the page showing how if you like.

[Laava]

Don't you just stuff a rag in the primary drive cogs and use a hammer and cold chisel? No? Ohhh,,,,just me then!

[The Pastor]

yeah i think my bike might be a little bit differnt mom

but sure, scan away

[Ixion]

It is. thoroughly perverted. Typical Honda, all arse end first

[The Pastor]

so many spin-ey bits

[Mom]

Don't you just stuff a rag in the primary drive cogs and use a hammer and cold chisel? No? Ohhh,,,,just me then!

Actually...

I may need to borrow that special tool of yours mate, all I need to do is stop the clutch from turning, so I can undo and redo the hold it altogether thingy right? If I need to can I borrow it? I am hunting out my TOOLS at the moment in an-tic-i-pa-tion of this.

[danchop]

man i wouldnt mess with measuring plates the tolerance is too minor,and what a bloody job just to check your plates,if your clutch is slipping or playing up just replace the bloody things and with new ones