Is Changing a Clutch This Easy?

[CruzinBusa]

I am glad it went smooth for you. I like to take any opportunity I can to learn and this has been informative. Now I know it is pretty straight forward and as long as I pay attention to the disasembly, then the reinstall will be smooth. Thanks for sharing your install with us.

 

[quantumracer]

If your steels are blued/purple in color meaning warped from slipping they could also glaze and wear your new fibers premature. You could have them sand blasted to remove the heats spots and then check them with a gauge if you have no gauge to see how true they are you can lay them on a piece of glass to see how true they are. (Kind of like doing a brake job and not turning the rotors or replacing them) It works yeah, but its a half azz way of doing things.
Also with the steels I believe they have an oreintation to them meaning dont flip them 180 out. Not sure about the Hayabusa but I know on other bikes that had a mark on them so you could line all the marks up properly.

And as far as this comment................

"Unfortunately, my girlfriend drove away with the laptop and webcam in the car, so no video was taken"

I am staying quiet on that one

Yep...always replace fibers AND steels! Then you have no doubt! The steels have a round edge and a sharp edge. Honestly, I can't remember which way they go in, you should pay attention to which side is which when you pull the original plates out. As for order...that depends on who you talk to. The thicker steels should go in the spots where your clutch makes the most heat. It takes time to learn where that is. BTW; not sure what you paid for the fibers, but Dwayne, at Cycle Concepts sells drag packs (fibers and steels) for less than $175 shipped! They are awesome....on, and off, the track!

Congrats on the clutch install....it's not difficult if you pay attention to how it comes apart!

 

[CWCobra]

Gotta be easier than the clutch R&R I did on my '03 Cobra a while back.
In my experience, if you can work on a car, anything you do on a bike will seem far easier in comparison.