01-04-14, 11:51 PM
Well today all of my parts arrived so I went for it this evening, clutch plates went back in with a nice layer of fresh oil and in the correct order. I reused the old ones like you guys advised. Thanks for the heads up about making sure the pressure plate is fully seated, definitely not immediately obvious so that was helpful that I knew to move it around. I bought new springs as they were cheap, 6 OEM ones. They looked pretty much the same length as the ones I replaced so the old ones probably hadn't really stretched much but they were cheap so not too fussed. Torqued up nice and evenly in criss cross to 8nm, no issues there. Gasket was a bit of a pain to scrape off but the new one went on fine and no leaks at all so happy with that 
. Before I put the clutch cover on I checked the clutch was engaging from the lever and moving the pressure plate and it was so all good there.
Started the bike and it wasn't on for very long but to my ears the rattle seems to have quietened down a bit, probably just coincidence though or maybe it wasnt warm enough to start its rattle. I put the bike in first and the clutch engaged and I pulled away no problems so I am assuming I did it all right! I changed the oil while I was there, well, attempted it. Got as far as all oil out of bike, old filter off, go to put new oil genuine oil filter on and have a head scratch moment. "This looks funny, it doesnt fit in the filter spanner either??" Got sent the wrong filter on ebay even though its marked on the advert as "FZS 600" ..... Contacted seller tonight hopefully he can send me the right one asap.
Also whacked on my Motad downpipes tonight. Went in easy peasy no issues at all and have to say they actually look pretty awesome on the bike considering I didn't like the look of them at first. Haven't started it yet of course as no oil. Went to put my Mivv can on and the clamp to make the link pipe fit to the downpipe outlet is too big :rolleyes . New one ordered in correct size for a couple of quid on ebay, hoping to have it all sorted by friday if post are good to me. Want to see what these motads are all about and if my clutch is feeling any better!
. Before I put the clutch cover on I checked the clutch was engaging from the lever and moving the pressure plate and it was so all good there.Started the bike and it wasn't on for very long but to my ears the rattle seems to have quietened down a bit, probably just coincidence though or maybe it wasnt warm enough to start its rattle. I put the bike in first and the clutch engaged and I pulled away no problems so I am assuming I did it all right! I changed the oil while I was there, well, attempted it. Got as far as all oil out of bike, old filter off, go to put new oil genuine oil filter on and have a head scratch moment. "This looks funny, it doesnt fit in the filter spanner either??" Got sent the wrong filter on ebay even though its marked on the advert as "FZS 600" ..... Contacted seller tonight hopefully he can send me the right one asap.
Also whacked on my Motad downpipes tonight. Went in easy peasy no issues at all and have to say they actually look pretty awesome on the bike considering I didn't like the look of them at first. Haven't started it yet of course as no oil. Went to put my Mivv can on and the clamp to make the link pipe fit to the downpipe outlet is too big :rolleyes . New one ordered in correct size for a couple of quid on ebay, hoping to have it all sorted by friday if post are good to me. Want to see what these motads are all about and if my clutch is feeling any better!