[Brabazon]

Unfortunately I live in a congested city and end up riding around very slowly using the clutch, as anyone else does, to control the drive. The clutch on the VRSCD is quite heavy after a while and I was wondering if anyone knows of any 'kits' to make the actuation operation lighter?

 

[o2man98]

What year do you have? If older then 2008 you could change to the slipper clutch.

 

[stomper]

What year do you have? If older then 2008 you could change to the slipper clutch.

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[Brabazon]

Ref: the year of the VRSCD

Hi Stomper,

The bike is a 2006 VRSCD.....Thanks.........Does the slipper clutch have an easier operation?
I thought the slipper clutch was to enable change down without locking the rear wheel?

 

[stomper]

I believe the Slipper clutch requires about 30% less pulling power on the clutch lever. There is some threads on here regarding that somewhere.

 

[ElrodontheV-Rod]

The slipper is easier to pull and control in traffic than the 2006 setup.I thought they claimed a 20% difference.I've ridden some new V-Rods w the slippers in them and there wasn't a big difference,but it was noticeable.I came off some little Hondas and an old cable clutch Harley that had very easy pull effort,so this really made my 03 V-Rod seem very stiff.It took a couple of months for the muscles in my arm to build up and now the stock V-Rod clutches feel normal to me.Only reason I havn't installed a slipper in either one of my V-Rods is because the setup I have in them now works great.
The slipper is a nice upgrade and cheap for what they supply,so you won't loose out completely if you aren't totally satisfied w the pull effort reduction.

 

[RustyG]

There is also a Centrifugal force clutch that has a significant reduction in level pull here is a link
http://www.aim-tamachi.com/home.php?cat=3

 

[Brabazon]

Thanks to everyone who replied to my thread. It has given me some food for thought. I am used to riding sport bikes for the European market, which do have very light clutch operations....... I compare my V Twin Aprilia which has a great clutch operation. Still love my V-Rod though!!!

 

[FABSTER]

Just out of curiosity, does it provide any "performance" improvements, or only the hand effort relieve? Thanks and sorry for the highjack...

the slipper is easier to pull and control in traffic than the 2006 setup.i thought they claimed a 20% difference.i've ridden some new v-rods w the slippers in them and there wasn't a big difference,but it was noticeable.i came off some little hondas and an old cable clutch harley that had very easy pull effort,so this really made my 03 v-rod seem very stiff.it took a couple of months for the muscles in my arm to build up and now the stock v-rod clutches feel normal to me.only reason i havn't installed a slipper in either one of my v-rods is because the setup i have in them now works great.
The slipper is a nice upgrade and cheap for what they supply,so you won't loose out completely if you aren't totally satisfied w the pull effort reduction.