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BOSS said:
I don't know, but make sure you put brake fluid in it! My buddy, used to years of Magura master cylinders, filled the Brembo on his 07 300exc with Mineral oil and it ruined the master cylinder. We were out in the middle of nowhere when his clutch quit working. I took off the Master cylinder cover, and the rubber piece inside was all distorted. I knew right away what happened. He had no clue that Brembo cylinders used brake fluid on the clutch side.
I guess your question about no aftermarket rebuild kits shows that one of your customers did the same? Naturally, all the parts to fix the Brembo master cylinder are on backorder from KTM! I guess lots of people are making the same mistake.
Ok, call me stupid, but what's the big deal with hydraulic clutches on dirt bikes? The advantages is lost when you're only a sunday rider and you can't get your hydraulic clutch to operate. You look at the other bike which "only" has a cable clutch and you realize you never had to worry about servicing that clutch.
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i''ll call you stupid but what you say is not .
give me a cable clutch over a hyd clutch any day
give me a cable clutch over a hyd clutch any day
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Never needs adjusting. Remember when you used to get half a lever of free play when you fanned the clutch too much on a 2 stroke? Then when it cooled you had no free play due to the plate wear. Hydraulic clutch compensates for all this automatically. Dry clutch cables will give you an armstrong stiff clutch pull til they break. Then no clutch, same as a Hydraulic when a seal goes. I'll take the smooth operating, auto adjusting Hydraulic clutch. Would also like to keep my Hydraulic disc brakes and leave the cable operated drums to the vintage bike guys.
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Going a little further off topic.......
My 2001 has never had a problem with the hydraulic clutch, on that bike I changed over early to ATF, and it is still working fine.
My 2004, bled it once with the magura mineral oil and no problems.
Back on topic:
Perhaps the change was made not only for price, but, maybe for simplicity, IE both masters take brake fluid. Perhaps brake fluid is more resliant than mineral oil?
My 2001 has never had a problem with the hydraulic clutch, on that bike I changed over early to ATF, and it is still working fine.
My 2004, bled it once with the magura mineral oil and no problems.
Back on topic:
Perhaps the change was made not only for price, but, maybe for simplicity, IE both masters take brake fluid. Perhaps brake fluid is more resliant than mineral oil?
I asume its for the 2 reasons:
better OEM pricing
filled with Brake Fluid instead of Mineral Oil
Now off topic:
I love my hydraulic clutch and don´t want to get back to cable,
BUT: the feeling for the clutch is way better with an cable-operated one
LeFrog said:
I"ve often wondered the same thing.Mind you,I love the fact that the only maintenance it ever needs is a fluid change(with the right stuff) a couple times a year,the fact you can adjust the lever position in/out to suit your hand size/riding style,the fact that it won't fade,that it takes one finger to operate,that it has a smooth,consistent,easily modulated feel and the fact that when ever another rider of a jap fourstroke tries it they inevitably say-holy crap!I wish mine was like that.Other than that,all the same to me :wink:
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