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How do I tell when my clutch is going/bad?

Originally Posted by kenchan yah, i half-clutch sometimes on my dd since its a little 4banger and it needs higher rpm to get that thing moving in certain conditions. chances

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yah, i half-clutch sometimes on my dd since its a little 4banger and it needs higher rpm to get that thing moving in certain conditions.

chances are it wont wear too much since im engaging fully before the plates get real hot. cant smell the clutch. but i dont recommend doing this on the z cause the rpm can rev up fairly quickly.
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Not sure how double clutching would get you to higher rpm more quickly unless by "double clutch" you mean pop it into neutral, rev it, and dump into the next gear (which would be more of a clutch kick). Double clutching would slow down the shifting. I have to double clutch (or double declutch rather) on my morgan.

I did double clutch on the Z for one day and by the end of the day the pedal was very mushy - I think I boiled the fluid.
Maybe "clutch kick" is the word I was looking for.

Anywho, I've been known to do it occasionally... only in the higher gears and only below 4-5k though. I'm sure it wears a bit, but people launch by dumping the clutch at 7k and to me that's gotta be 1000x worse.

I do it on my bike sometimes too, but I'm super careful about that. No wheelies or rear tire drifts so far.
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