Hydraulic clutch converstion

[Guest]

Hey all, I just talk with a guy from Magura USA. They make hydraulic clutch conversions for motorcycles. They don't make one for our GSs, though said they might have an interest to do so or would help us in making one for ourselves. I was just wondering if there would be enough interest here to get them to build a few for us. I don't know the cost yet, just seeing if there was any interest first.

https://www.magura.com/en/components/powersports/hydraulicclutchsystems/productdetailpage/?p=1853

 

[Steve]

Passing interest only. :-k

If I had a clutch that was hard to pull or had other problems, I might have a little more interest,
but right now, everything is working quite well. :encouragement:

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[Guest]

Passing interest only. :-k

If I had a clutch that was hard to pull or had other problems, I might have a little more interest,
but right now, everything is working quite well. :encouragement:

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I got to thinking, would benefit my arthritic hand. And I hate lubing that cable lol.

 

[rphillips]

Naw, not me, I'd be more interested in converting my hydraulic clutches to cable.

 

[Hayabuser]

Naw, not me, I'd be more interested in converting my hydraulic clutches to cable.

Me too, on my '85 Katana.

 

[Guest]

A new OEM clutch cable is $25, lasts many thousands of miles with no maintenance at all and has solved every problem I have ever had with a hard clutch pull. Why mess with success?


Mark

 

[Guest]

I did a hydraulic clutch conversion on my '78 GS750. bought the slave cylinder and master cylinder from ebay and the lines from HEL Performance. Had to get a local engineer to fettle a bracket to hold the slave cylinder onto the casing but haven't missed the cable once.

 

[Cipher]

319 euros SSJ!!!
Cobble something together from a madura or other hydraulic clutched suzuki of the past.

 

[GSXR7ED]

Hey MrBill,

Why don’t you get an “automatic” transmission motorcycle? Lol

Seriously, are your hands getting to a point where gripping/squeezing is becoming painful?

I would imagine your Spyder has a clutch with ease of the squeeze factor...the GS, not so much.

Good luck in finding potential customers for said requirement.

Ed

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[Rob S.]

Naw, not me, I'd be more interested in converting my hydraulic clutches to cable.

Me too, on my '85 Katana.

Here, here!

Little brother commented how hard my 11E's clutch was compared to our HDs (2015 Dyna Low Rider & 2016 883 Sporty). "There's horsepower connected to that lever," I told him.

A few years back I wanted to install a slipper clutch on Suzie (rear end never skids, she bucks. Violently...threw me once).

But that would violate the KISS principle. The fewer moving parts, the better. Fewer things to break. Read Marcus Aurelius. Of each particular thing ask: what is it in itself? You get the idea...I'm going to open a nice Chianti.

 

[Brendan W]

Here, here!


But that would violate the KISS principle. The fewer moving parts, the better. Fewer things to break. Read Marcus Aurelius. Of each particular thing ask: what is it in itself? You get the idea...I'm going to open a nice Chianti.

Don't forget the Fava beans....

 

[Rob S.]

Don't forget the Fava beans....

And liver. I read recently that it's a medical inside joke. That Hannibal's mental condition would likely call for the use of MAO Inhibitors, and that there are three things that should never be mixed with that medicine - beans, wine, and...liver (human or otherwise).

That Lector was implying that at the time, he was not taking his meds. Such a naughty boy.

 

[Guest]

Hey MrBill,

Why don?t you get an ?automatic? transmission motorcycle? Lol

Seriously, are your hands getting to a point where gripping/squeezing is becoming painful?

I would imagine your Spyder has a clutch with ease of the squeeze factor...the GS, not so much.

Good luck in finding potential customers for said requirement.

Ed

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I have an automatic, the Spyder, flippers eaze pezey. I'm not actually looking for customers for this, just seeing if anyone was interested. This outfit said they can do one or 100, I just need to send them a pic of the clutch arm/cable fitting and they do the rest.

 

[Guest]

A new OEM clutch cable is $25, lasts many thousands of miles with no maintenance at all and has solved every problem I have ever had with a hard clutch pull. Why mess with success?


Mark

Because we are supposed to.

 

[GSXR7ED]

Mr Bill!

I need to message you! Busy as always...right?

You're sending out a "feeler" and not looking for customers...I get it.

Ed

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[Guest]

Mr Bill!

I need to message you! Busy as always...right?

You're sending out a "feeler" and not looking for customers...I get it.

Ed

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Yup just a feeler and or just letting folks know there is someone out there that will work with them on a conversion if they want one. My busy part is about to slow down here in a couple weeks.

 

[chris]

I did a hydraulic clutch conversion on my '78 GS750. bought the slave cylinder and master cylinder from ebay and the lines from HEL Performance. Had to get a local engineer to fettle a bracket to hold the slave cylinder onto the casing but haven't missed the cable once.

Was the lever pull lighter than the cable ? The reason I ask is that I looked into doing this last year and decided that the slave cylinder would be too small in diameter to give a proper mechanical advantage. Getting a master cylinder and lever is easy, many sport bikes from the 90's came stock with them, gsxr, yzf ect. My gixer has awsome clutch feel but its slave is about 30 mm. The ones on Ebay are 10 or 12 mm, which would be fine for a 250 cc bike. I read a post on old school about a guy who did the conversion only to have the same resistance as a cable. I ended up getting a new OEM cable, it was over $70 can. Can you post pictures of the slave installation?

 

[Guest]

sorry to take so long to respond, too much of a technophobe to be on the forum outside of work hours. The lever pull wasn't much different to cable, I just changed it because I could. I will take a picture of the installation tonight and attempt (or my wife will attempt) to post the picture.

 

[Hayabuser]

And now I definitely want a cable conversion on my '85 Katana as bleeding the thing is kicking my arse after changing the mastercylinder from the temporary VFR part that came on it to the proper Suzuki unit.

This bike may never roll under its own power again at this rate....... never fix what ain't broken!

 

[dorkburger]

Because we are supposed to.

This is the correct answer and the reason why we still ride and enjoy tinkering wih antiquated motorbikes.

As I get older I will likely continue to adapt my 1150 to suit whatever needs arise as I slowly fall apart.