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13-08-2018, 07:28 PM | #1 |
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Oberon clutch slave
Hi,
thinking of fitting one of these to my S4, what's everyone's thoughts? are they worth the outlay or not much better than standard. My clutch can be a bit snatchy and heavy, looking at reviews etc these seem to help the problem. Cheers, Brendan. |
13-08-2018, 07:35 PM | #2 |
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I have an Oberon on both my S4 and M750 , much nicer pull than standard about 25% less effort
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13-08-2018, 07:47 PM | #3 |
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Thanks Jerry,
the more I read about them I think it would be a worthwhile upgrade. |
13-08-2018, 07:50 PM | #4 |
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Made little to no difference to the feel of my '97 900's clutch. They do look nice though.
Obviously my original slave cylinder was of the earlier design to the S4's and it was so long ago when I had one of those that I can't remember if there was a difference between that and the 900's. Here's a good little read about pull force and movement distance from Avanti: http://www.avantiraceparts.co.uk/page.php?id=12
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13-08-2018, 08:19 PM | #5 |
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I've had an upgraded slave cylinder on both my S2R 1000 and 1100 Evo; Ducati Performance on the former and Oberon for the latter. They made the clutch pull lighter on both bikes but I think I noticed it more on the S2R as that had a heavier clutch to start with.
I can certainly vouch for the quality of the Oberon, lovely billet construction, a perfect fit and faultless performance over the last seven years. The larger size cylinder means a longer pull on the lever is needed to fully disengage the plates. I've got aftermarket ASV levers with a wider span adjustment than standard so that's not a problem. If you do change, just to satisfy my curiosity, try using a spring balance/luggage scales on the lever with the standard cylinder to see how many kilograms pull you need to disengage the clutch then do the same again with the new cylinder. Let us know what the difference is. I think the Oberon model you need is the same as mine - CLU-0116. Don't worry about spares - Oberon offer a lifetime guarantee and will repair/refurbish the cylinder as necessary. |
13-08-2018, 08:25 PM | #6 |
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Thanks for the input. Reading what you posted from Avanti gives another perspective regarding clutch lever span etc and longer release, suppose I won't really know unless I bite the bullet and buy one.
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13-08-2018, 08:37 PM | #7 |
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You could fit a pinned clutch pushrod at the same time, which will prevent the pushrod from spinning. That should in turn prevent the slave piston from revolving, which might improve seal life.
Pushrod Part No. is 11721122A The journey to discovering this is chronicled here.. http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...+slave+leaking
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14-08-2018, 04:54 PM | #8 |
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Fitted an Oberon to my 907ie and found no differance at all.
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14-08-2018, 05:31 PM | #9 |
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I have an Oberon slave on my Monster but it also has an RCS master cylinder (16mm) which probably skews the results? as the clutch is lighter than that on my 916 which has an 'Evoluzione' slave cylinder that I believe is a larger bore than the Oberon?
Anyway, in the interest of science I recently did a clutch pull (weight) test to compare them, results were; M900 with Oberon slave and RCS master = 6.7kg 916 with Evoluzione slave and standard master = 7.6kg I'm not sure what standard clutch pulls are but somewhat heavier than the above. Oh, and just for fun my Moto Guzzi Le Mans with standard cable operated clutch = 10kg.
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14-08-2018, 10:04 PM | #10 | |
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I measured my 900 with the same balance scales I use to set my timing belt tension and got a similar figure to you (which I know is not much good without a standard set up to compare it with) while my little race bike was easily up to 10Kg before the lever started to move, which was possibly partly down to a bit of an awkward angle so I'll pull the bike out and have another go at the weekend as I'm intrigued now but it is a little clutch with strong springs- but it sure don't slip though
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15-08-2018, 01:48 PM | #11 |
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Doesn't need to be Oberon, I bought a "factory racing" billet aluminium from ebay for £35.00 delivered. Someone on here posted a link (can't find it!) and a few of us purchased. Improvement over original for a 1/3 of the price for Oberon.
I'm not far from you in Glasgow, if you want to pop over for a pull of mine (no smart ass comments please) then feel free.......... |
24-08-2018, 02:26 PM | #12 |
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Thanks guys, just orderd one of these, http://www.factory-racing.uk/index.p...&product_id=50 Ill let you know how I get on.
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24-08-2018, 02:56 PM | #13 | |
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So you won’t be going for anti-rotation with that one, but it’s quite a bit cheaper than the Oberon.
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24-08-2018, 06:42 PM | #14 | |
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30-09-2018, 07:10 PM | #15 | |
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I remembered this post and was determined to measure my bikes when I could find a spring balance. So I found one in good old lbs. M900Sie with Oberon slave and Goldline master.. 10lbs. Or 4.53kg. Commando with cable, but not routed under the tank, just sweeping in one big arc from lever to gearbox... 22lbs. Or 9.97kg. If the cable is pulled into any sort of shape other than the smooth sweeping arc, (as it would be when properly installed) the effort rises dramatically! The Goldline master is 13mm. Oberon slave piston is 29mm, which I think gives a mechanical advantage of 6 (from memory.. I'm not going to work it out again!). FactoryRacing slaves are 31mm btw. I suggest that your RCS master @16mm, is producing less mechanical advantage (but more clutch lift). Hence the slightly heavier pull than mine. Interested to see what a standard slave and master weigh in at....
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