I mean it feels more premium, because it is... you kinda can't compare them. I've driven better cars than mine, but i still prefer mine, because it set up exactly as i want, same for bikes too.
Alot don’t understand dry clutch is for peak performance.. they are aware it wears alot faster, the bikes were made for WSBK homologation anyway, cost of maintenance is not considered during the design phase, more power, better delivery is their main concern like the HP4 race bike, engine is supposed to be re-built every 3000 miles or something like that and if they own a V4R or HP4 , maintenance cost is not a problem for them 😂
I drive past this dealership a lot. Should stop in sometime just to look around. I'll be avoiding any bike that needs a clutch inspection at 6K. That's like every 4 months tops.
I never knew the lifespan of those clutches were that short! 😮 My 2008 Suzuki GSX-R 750 that I bought brand new and now has about 30,000 miles, is still on its original clutch after track schools at COTA and backroad rides in Texas and Arizona.
Japanese mentality is about reliability. Italian mentality doesn't have that as a high priority. Plus, dry clutches are made with maximum performance in mind, not longevity.
My man ib is about as "composed" as they come! Shout out 📢 to ib for remaining "collected" & soft spoken, during this inspection. I can't say I would have been as, "peaceful"?😆, b/c @ 2:52 , for me, THAT statement is a "red flag", moment of clarity. What do you mean, "we've seen these WAY WORSE 😳after 10 or 15k miles"?? 😖?? Why? What's the advantage of a dry clutch, then? My '09 ZX-14 had over 90K mi. on it when I sold it, and it still had ALL the factory original clutch parts in it, working tip top. And I beat on that 14 collecting souls from 3,500mi to 90K mi., shifting EVERY GEAR, up & down, b/c it didn't have a Quick Shftr. That bike is old OLD school. But I never had to chg the clutch. . . . 90k+ miles. It's no fault of the owners' riding habits [ 2:18 ]. I saw what he did there, and that's eff'd up . . . imo. Kyle is "quick shifting" the responsibility to the owner, who is ONLY riding the bike as it was designed to be ridden. Nothing more. It's a "RACE" bike, right? Don't try to "smoothly" say I brought this on myself, THEN tell me [ 4:03 ] the design is "great for racing applications" 👎🏽👎🏽. Huh? 🤷🏽♂
The advantage to a dry clutch is: easier to maintain, reduce rotational mass, reduce power loss through the engine. Its advantage is it makes the RACE bike faster. If you’re looking at it compared to a non race bike then of course it’s going to be ridiculous. When you buy a race bike, and use it to race, you have to expect to use the racing service intervals. The race service intervals on the clutch are 1000 miles. The street use interval is 6k miles. Ib made it 4200 miles. For how he uses the bike, that’s good mileage. Race bike = race service intervals.
