• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

GS 1000 clutch actuation mystery

J

John Kat

Forum Sage
I changed my clutch plates today on my GS 1000 ST hoping to understand why the clutch was eavier than on my two other GS 1000s:cool:
I carefully examined the old springs and noticed that the new springs had exactly the same wire diameter ( 2mm) and the same amount of coils:confused:
Having bolted everything back together no wonder the clutch was just as heavy as before:rolleyes:
The laws of physics beeing the same for the two bikes, my attention went to the " arm release" part which is the lever that the cable attaches to.
The PN is 23271-45400.
Well believe it or not this arm measures 45 mm between pivot points compared to 50 mm on my other GS's including my 1100 Kat:confused:
No wonder this clutch feels heavier!
Did anyone notice this before?
 
Last edited:
never even thought about that but it would be a quick and easy mod for someone who has the shorter arm and wants a lighter clutch action.

well spotted...........

just looked up on the stock GS1000E and the part number is 23271-45400 for the arm. it supersedes part number 23271-49000, and the arm is exactly 49mm pivot to pivot
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top