Ramaha
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The clutch on my 2023 Ltx-Le has gotten louder over the first 230km I've put on it. The primary can be moved slightly back and forth when not running. Is this normal?
By back and forth do you mean clockwise-counterclockwise slack? If so then yes that is normal. The clutch is mounted on a shaft that is splined so you are feeling the slack in the splines. Do not ever rotate the clutch clockwise as it can cause the timing of the engine to get out of whack. (more details on this if you search the forum) The clutch rattle noise is normal on these machines and while may be a bit annoying at first it is nothing to worry about. (tons of posts about this on the forum as well)
Ramaha
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Yes it is that slack I'm feeling. I didn't rotate the shaft only moved the clutch enough to notice the slack.
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The rattling drove me crazy. I added the hurricane noise reduction ring and swapped the stock clutch for a cc tech pb80. I know it's going to be a bit slower now with this clutch, but I only trail ride and never approach top end speeds anyways 
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I've only got a couple of hundred kms on this setup, but so far it's super quiet and engages at a lower rpm.
.I've only got a couple of hundred kms on this setup, but so far it's super quiet and engages at a lower rpm.
Ramaha
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I was looking at the noise reduction ring but they ate pricey
Derek Fosbury
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Agree it's not cheap, and I did both at the same time, so I can't say how much each contributes to newly found blissful quietness
For me it was totally worth it, as it's great to just hear the purr of the 998T, and no rattling bucket of bolts!
For me it was totally worth it, as it's great to just hear the purr of the 998T, and no rattling bucket of bolts!
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your engine purrs? i think you arent riding hard enough, mine sounds like a bag of hungry tigers beaten with a bamboo stickAgree it's not cheap, and I did both at the same time, so I can't say how much each contributes to newly found blissful quietness
For me it was totally worth it, as it's great to just hear the purr of the 998T, and no rattling bucket of bolts!
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Hahahahayour engine purrs? i think you arent riding hard enough, mine sounds like a bag of hungry tigers beaten with a bamboo stick
