MC21 dry clutch noise

**Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:15 am » Post: #1 » Download Post**

I looked at an MC21 on Saturday that I'm likely to buy.

It's an SE with the dry clutch - my question is - when the clutch is pulled in there is a metallic cling cling cling (very mechanical sound). I realise dry clutchs are noisy, but does my description sound like a healthy clutch?

**Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:21 am » Post: #2 » Download Post**

AW yeh I love that sound .
Yes that is the normal sound

**Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:19 am » Post: #3 » Download Post**

I was also surprised by the noise of my dry clutch when I first got my SP.
I went to Youtube, found a video of a dry clutch NSR with sound to compare. After seeing a couple of videos I felt much happier.

**Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:12 am » Post: #4 » Download Post**

Thanks lads.

Found a couple of You Tube - don't know why I couldn't before. Sounds exactly the same. Phew!

Is it wrong to like the sound?

**Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:47 am » Post: #5 » Download Post**

Winger wrote:Thanks lads.

Found a couple of You Tube - don't know why I couldn't before. Sounds exactly the same. Phew!

Is it wrong to like the sound?

It's wrong to not like the sound!

**Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:24 pm » Post: #6 » Download Post**

love the sound of the dry clutch Very Happy

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**Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:11 pm » Post: #7 » Download Post**

Like RZRob1 said before; makes you want to sing jingle bells! ROTFLMAO

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**Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:04 am » Post: #8 » Download Post**

It always reminds me of my old Ducati 748.

By the way, if motor oil gets on the plates, are they garbage?
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**Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:33 am » Post: #9 » Download Post**

SuperLuke wrote:It always reminds me of my old Ducati 748.

By the way, if motor oil gets on the plates, are they garbage?

I imagine that the oil would become impregnated into the plates, and you'd end up witha whole lots of slippage. But I'd still try cleaning them with something like IPA and maybe giving them a light sanding.

My 2 cents.

**Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:04 am » Post: #10 » Download Post**

Only gay people dont like the sound !!!

(No offence intended to any homosexual members) Embarassed

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