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    Hydraulic Clutch Conversion?

    Just wondering anyone ever do a Hydraulic Clutch Conversion?

    #2
    There have been threads here about such a conversion. If you search I'm sure you can find them. There are photos too.
    Ed

    To measure is to know.

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      #3
      Yes, it seems I've seen this somewhere. Some folks like the hydraulic clutch better, I've got 2 w/cables & 5 with hydraulic. Very little difference, but I'd kind'f rather have the cables.
      1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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        #4
        Originally posted by rphillips View Post
        ...I'd kind'f rather have the cables.
        Just today I was thinking just that, and even fondly remembering my first bike (CB350) with it's cable front brake. Those were the days!
        1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

        2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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          #5
          PM Agemax. I think he may be someone with the mod. There is more than one way to make it happen too.
          Ed

          To measure is to know.

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          Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

          Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

          KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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            #6
            Each has its advantages. Cable is easy to maintain and cheap to replace. Hydraulic is usually easy to maintain, almost never needs to be replaced, and can be sized to give a light pull on a set of monster springs.

            That said, I have also seen a few posts here concerning conversion, I just don't remember how successful they were.

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              #7
              I have a Magura hymec kit on my Husky. From looking at it, quite simple to do on a GS too... It works well enough.

              I have a 9.5mm master cylinder somewhere that I'd let go quite cheap if you wanted to try it out.... You'd have to see if that would give enough travel. On the Husky I had to go up to the 10.5
              1980 GS1000G - Sold
              1978 GS1000E - Finished!
              1980 GS550E - Fixed & given to a friend
              1983 GS750ES Special - Sold
              2009 KLR 650 - Sold - gone to TX!
              1982 GS1100G - Rebuilt and finished. - Sold
              2009 TE610 - Dual Sporting around dreaming of Dakar.....

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                #8
                This would be relatively easy on my 550 and on most suzukis that use a pushrod clutch.
                Only real problem is matching up the master to look pretty
                You can scour ebay to find one that is suzuki oem but it may not have the correct mounting angle for your bars.
                I know Maduras used a identical design for brake and clutch but my bar angle is different so much so that taking the reservoir lid off would cause spillage

                what bike are you looking at doing this to? You could xref parts using an onliune fiche and make a better ID using ebay pics

                or go with an aftermarket master and slave

                iirc the slaves of one of the 80s bikes lines up with the stubs my cable clutch mounts to so just a matter of drilling and spacers and possibly machining also maybe recasting the whole sprocket cover assembly

                but once you get into a project money and time ceases to matter.

                Im still looking for a wrecked or dead donor 650 savage so I can steal its final drive and go belted.
                Last edited by Cipher; 12-17-2021, 12:50 AM.
                1983 GS 550 LD
                2009 BMW K1300s

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                  #9
                  The hymec has a slave cylinder that attaches where the cable used to & pulls the lever arm in the same way so pretty easy on the other type too...




                  It's quite a clever design, it also has an extra bit that can attach at the back to fix it there, it's adjustable. That's what my husky has (but it's buried under the massive tank so I can't take a pic but heres' something...

                  Last edited by salty_monk; 12-17-2021, 07:50 PM.
                  1980 GS1000G - Sold
                  1978 GS1000E - Finished!
                  1980 GS550E - Fixed & given to a friend
                  1983 GS750ES Special - Sold
                  2009 KLR 650 - Sold - gone to TX!
                  1982 GS1100G - Rebuilt and finished. - Sold
                  2009 TE610 - Dual Sporting around dreaming of Dakar.....

                  www.parasiticsanalytics.com

                  TWINPOT BRAKE UPGRADE LINKY: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...e-on-78-Skunk/

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                    #10
                    Here's one I prepared earlier..

                    https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-project/page7 scroll down to #67 and it may give you an idea.
                    Jeff

                    Living the dream...

                    1980 GS1000 that has been modestly modified.

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                      #11
                      Thanx for all the Tips and Ideas awesome Guys. Happy New Year to all.

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