[Jkaiser93]

How...? Are you letting the clutch snap out or are you guiding it out?

 

[trdtuner7]

Still not exactly sure how this happen. I bought my FZ just to do wheelies. I average about 25-50 clutch ups every time i ride it. Pulled my clutch last week to check oh my plates. Everything looked new. I would work on your technique.

 

[IROC57]

Likewise, I switched over from power wheelies to clutch ups last week, and have been beating it up for about 300 miles now with no issues.

 

[ryderjay]

Clutch ups are the way you're supposed to do really. It gives you more control of the bike lowering the probability of an oops moment. Pick a gear hold your speed, pull the clutch in and let the engine gain rpm then let out the clutch while covering the rear brake. Start small with the rpm gain and slowly increase them until you get the desired lift. Once you figure that out and have it down you can begin to practice riding the wheelie out. Don't rush it or you're going to have a bad time.

 

[BMcEL]

Or even better...if you need internet advice to learn how to do a wheelie, do yourself and all of our insurance rates a favor and DON'T DO A WHEELIE. At least not on the street. Go buy a dirt bike to learn on.

 

[ryderjay]

Or even better...if you need internet advice to learn how to do a wheelie, do yourself and all of our insurance rates a favor and DON'T DO A WHEELIE. At least not on the street. Go buy a dirt bike to learn on.

Can't really argue with that lol

 

[FazerRider]

It's the first time that i see something like that! The plates and the basket!

 

[EXUP1000]

Dude!!! That is crazy!!

The cool kids bring the front up in 1st or 2nd, and cycle through the gears while the front is in there air! Bam, no clutch trouble!

Good luck, and have fun!

 

[EXUP1000]

Here you go guys, the complete guide on how to wheelie... this shit is a classic..

 

[JohnnyC4]

Here you go guys, the complete guide on how to wheelie... this shit is a classic..

Man, this is almost to painful to watch. :cower:

 

[davis93]

I have 5200 miles on my fz and when we took it apart to fix the recall one of clutches was broken into pieces

 

[Projectslowcus]

Seriously^^^ don't you hear that

 

[IROC57]

Good thing rebuilding a bike clutch is easy. I'll keep enjoying my wheelies and if it breaks, I'll just put new plates in. I sure as Hell didn't by the fz09 to baby it.

 

[dino76033]

I believe I'm having the same issue. Out riding last night I noticed a vibration above 6k rpm, sitting still or rolling down the road. I limped her home and put her on the lift and started looking for the problem. I noticed my oil was cloudy and read that that could be a sign of a bad clutch. I'm hoping to tear into it tonight so I'll let y'all know. 5200 miles.

 

[Harsay]

The aluminum friction plates are not heavy duty, so they crack sometime... same setup on most bikes from the factory. Usually these clutches are fairly generic, and there's a heavy duty version that has thinner steel backing for the friction plates. Drawback is that the steel backed plates eat the baskets more, so then you need improved baskets... it's an endless battle.

As the clutch is a wear item, just need to inspect/replace more often if abused with launches and clutch-ups. They still last a lot longer than the dry clutches on my other bikes, and cost much less to replace.

 

[dino76033]

Confirmed

 

[JSP]

Im not liking seeing these clutches break like this.... Is this 3 or so now?


Dino: When you say vibration... what kind, how strong? You KNEW something was definitely wrong at that point? Another guy didnt even know his was broken until going in for shift shaft recall.

 

[dino76033]

Im not liking seeing these clutches break like this.... Is this 3 or so now?


Dino: When you say vibration... what kind, how strong? You KNEW something was definitely wrong at that point? Another guy didnt even know his was broken until going in for shift shaft recall.

I knew immediately. I pulled over to check it out and didn't see anything obvious so I limped on home. There was no noise, only vibration above 6k rpm. It felt like the engine had a miss.

 

[snamzzaj]

My clutch rattles something fierce, louder then any wet clutch bike I've had before, (yamahas, suzukis, hondas, kawasakis) Now I'm a bit concerned.

Just changed my oil today at 10k and it's black, but not cloudy at all. I don't wanna pull my clutch cover.

I never do wheelies or drop the clutch for burnouts or nothing like that.

 

[magilke441]

^Then you have nothing to worry about. The whole engine just makes a lot of noise on our bike.