Clutch for a 1993

[sjriott]

What clutch works best in a 1993 CBR900RR? I was thinking of replacing mine and want something with a little more grab.

[Big Kahuna]

Stick with stock, much better quality than any other. Buy it on-line through http://www.zanottimotor.com and save about have from what they would charge you at the dealer. My clutch including plates, pads, springs and gasket was $125.00 to my door.

[sjriott]

I thought there was a stiffer spring upgrade from Barnette years ago that helped the clutch grab better. Did you go with stock springs or something stiffer?

[Big Kahuna]

I believe Barnett springs are stiffer. I would stick to the Honda plates and pads and maybe go with Barnett springs. Also, some thought the Barnett springs were too stiff, so they used a combination of stock and Barnett springs.

I found that after replacing the clutch, the stock springs are pretty stiff. I took a little getting used to after riding so long on the older clutch. My hand got pretty tired in the stop and go traffic around Laguna during the last race weekend. :)

[Scrapyard]

I'm about to change mine. Barnett steels and springs with Veserha fibers. We replace a lot of clutches with this setup and have had good results. I'll let you know how it turns out.

[sjriott]

Hey thanks. This is the info I'm looking for. My clutch is still useable but at 16,000 miles, it seems to slip just a little if I try to fan it to get on the power hard at lower rpm's. I just remembered my buddies put in this setup years ago to eliminate the slippage.

[Scrapyard]

Got the clutch done. What a friggen ordeal. Mind you this is normally a 5 min job. But, one snaped spring bolt, one snapped sift roller and a bad clutch basket turned it into an all day ordeal.

Inspite of all that, the bike is a beast now. Went with the Barnette/veserha setup. Grabs awsome. It's a bit stiff. I'm gona weigh that on the stiffer springs. Also changed out the detent shift spring to one from a 96 919 motor. (I love working in a bikeyard :) ) Much crisper shifts now. It has an extra coil in the wined witch makes it a bit stiffer over the stock one. Deffinatly recomend it. Mine was poping out of gear on the 1-2 shift a lot.

Took it out for a ride this evening. It's rediculous. Lofts the wheel shifting to second. Got it to spin up out of a left hander today too. Definatly a whole new bike. It's never been this responsive before.

[sjriott]

Does the bike feel better when fanning the clutch to get on it hard? If I remember right, it was easier to loft the front wheel on my buddies bike.

[Scrapyard]

Deffinatly, much more feed back and a lot better grip. My riding style is a bit more aggressive. I have a tendency to quick shift through the first few gears and hammer on the clutch. It's takeing the abusse so far.