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posted May 31, 2010 09:16 PM
Clutch reservoir fluid level
My 07 14 has about 11,000 miles on it now with only a few trips to the dragstrip. I'm wondering if I'm needing a new clutch because the fluid level in the reservoir is close to the "low" level, but the clutch feels fine.
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted May 31, 2010 09:22 PM
Top it back off . You should be fine.
If you pull the oil fill cap off and pull the clutch lever in and take a look down at the cluch you can see how close your fibers are getting to metal.
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blackbullet76
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posted May 31, 2010 09:44 PM
Ok, thanks. I just checked the clutch plates (never thought of checking them like that before) and they looked fine. Any specific fluid I need to top it back off, or will brake fluid work?
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted May 31, 2010 10:06 PM
I use the motul RBF 600 brake fluid cause it gives a good lever feel and a pretty high boiling point.
But yes you can use a good DOT 4 fluid too.
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blackbullet76
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posted June 01, 2010 06:51 AM
Ok, thanks man!
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posted June 01, 2010 03:30 PM
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I use the motul RBF 600 brake fluid cause it gives a good lever feel and a pretty high boiling point.
But yes you can use a good DOT 4 fluid too.
BIG 2nd, or you can use a cheaper close alternative ATE Superblue if you're semi broke. When i first got my bike, it had old fluid from 2006 so the boil point was way down in 4 years of service. It got to the point on a hot day with my bike cruising slow traffic my clutch lever freeplay was getting tighter and tighter, it got to the point it was preloading the clutch because of fluid expansion. It ended up slipping the clutch at WOT that whole day. Once i flush that shit out that clutch problem went away. I didn't think old fluid would ever do that.
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gilberjj
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posted June 01, 2010 03:42 PM
I bought Valvoline synthetic cheapo dot 3/4 stuff from napa, and I hotlapped the piss out of my bike with no problems. 14 passes in a couple hours. I would say 7 passes were in the last hour.
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posted June 01, 2010 03:46 PM
Make sure it at least meets DOT 4. That's what the manual specifies.
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blackbullet76
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posted June 01, 2010 10:20 PM
Yeah, I read the cap after I posted that. Guess I should have looked. I also have a book on it. That would have told me too.
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posted June 02, 2010 12:07 AM
But the book isn't as good as the info you would get on this site ... And not as much fun either 
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blackbullet76
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posted June 02, 2010 05:55 AM
Very True :-)
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debo33
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posted July 28, 2013 07:05 PM
If i use dot 3 in my reservoir will it cause shift problems.... Reason i asked i bleed clutch and then refilled with dot 3..is it possible tht it gt too hot and stopped it from shifting..need help... Abt to go into tranny
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debo33
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posted July 28, 2013 07:06 PM
If i use dot 3 in my reservoir will it cause shift problems.... Reason i asked i bleed clutch and then refilled with dot 3..is it possible tht it gt too hot and stopped it from shifting..need help... Abt to go into tranny
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