willr Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) Hi all new to trials and site. I have just bought a beta rev 3 2004 and after just a few hours riding I found that my clutch (compared to mates 2008 GG) was just too stiff to get the control I need and was cramping my finger. Is there anything I can do to get a lighter clutch lever feel. Thanks in advance for reading and replies. Will Edited August 21, 2013 by willr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyt Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Take two of the springs out................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willr Posted August 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Please educate me. Is there a guide to this? Am quite confident with the tools and wanted to get it sorted before weekend. Cheers for reply. Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwepa Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Lie your bike on its right hand side, flat on the floor. Remove kick start lever and gear leaver. Remove clutch cover. You will see 6 bolts and springs holding the aluminium clutch together. Remove 2 of hese bolts and their springs. The 2 you remove should be opposite one another. Then grease up your clutch cover o ring and put it all back together. Very simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwepa Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 When the clutch cover is off, itll look like this. Remove 2 opposite bolts with their springs and top washers. You lie the bike on its side so you dont have to replace the oil. Thin layer of grease on the o ring helps it not leak and stay in place when you reasseble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willr Posted August 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Awsome ! cheers pal, sounds simple enough will give it a go this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0007 Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Before you do that, start at the beginning - Pull the lever off and lube the pivot - Make sure the lever is not bent - Is your lever stock?, see if you can get a long lever - Move the master in on the bar so you are pulling the lever at the end where you have the most leverage If the easy stuff above are all proper then maybe you will want to remove springs but you will get slippage in high gears, I never felt my Rev had a stiff clutch feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwepa Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 As triple07 said. I decided not to remove 2 bolts as I feel it was built like that for a reason. Had the pic from doing the dan williams clutch mod, to make sure I put it all back together right. Lots of guys have done it with great success but also with slippage with the guys that hang on the throttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludescotty Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 I took 2 springs out of my 270 rev3 , made a massive difference to the clutch operation, was so soo much easier. im a fairly hard on my bike and never had and problems with it slipping. ive changed to a factory 300 however, the clutch was heavy on this so I did the mod, it was fine for a few weeks while I was getting used to the bike and not giving it big throttle, now I am tho I think its slipping top end in 3rd and 4th so will be putting them back in before next time out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyt Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Take the two springs out and use Castrol oil and the clutch will not slip. The RS stands for Reduced Slippage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 You can get away with out the two springs for a while. You said you are a new rider. Once you start riding bigger obstacles or longer hills it will be a problem. First time you slam your manhood into the tank, put the springs back in. It`s an easy clutch to begin with, work on your grip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0007 Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Take the two springs out and use Castrol oil and the clutch will not slip. The RS stands for Reduced Slippage. LOL "New and improved oil that's not as slippery as our old oil" Reduced slippage = Increased friction?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyt Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Fully Synthetics oils are notorious for clutch slippage. Hence why Castrol developed this oil. Doubt all you want I know it works for my application and I do ride big hills and obstacles (and fall off also) with no slippage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwepa Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Working on your grip is what im doing. This one finger clutch story does take some getting used to. I have one of those gym spring gadgets to help strengthen my hands. Being married for 9 years, I thought my hand would be pretty strong by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0007 Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Fully Synthetics oils are notorious for clutch slippage. Hence why Castrol developed this oil. Doubt all you want I know it works for my application and I do ride big hills and obstacles (and fall off also) with no slippage I wasn't calling you out on that one, I just didnt think it sounded right with the reduced slippage thing They have a 2 stroke oil with RS on it so it doesn't quite jive It's only automotive "Energy conserving II" oils that affect clutches and 4 stroke starter clutches, MC synthetic oils are OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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