clucth basket options

[lennyz600]

is there any aftermarket company producing clutch basket and boss?
id be more than willing to buy a new oem one if it wasn't $450 for both pieces, but if i have to i'll just have to save up it just seems like an awful lot of money, but in a way it doesn't surprise me from past experience with oem stuff. plus some sites i've found say that the basket is on backorder..

i did have the thought to try to clean the one in my bike now up but i'm not confident that i can do it with out 1) taking too much material off 2) having the fingers on the basket square enough to actually fix the problem.

[rotortech]

Lenny,

You should be able to score a decent used one from a member. I am like you; I wouldn't want to pay that kind of money for new OEM parts.

[racerd14666]

if your basket is notched and you file the fingers down your just giving your clutch plates more time to accelerate and smash harder into the basket and it will notch alot faster and you will be back to square one

[lennyz600]

^ i fully understand what your saying. but what do you do if you 1)can't find a new basket or 2)can't afford a new basket?
i didn't spend all this time and money on this old bike to give up just because of one worn out part.

but hears a dumb question, would a basket from a 1000 fit into a 600?
judging by a microfiche pic it may be alittle bigger because it has six springs instead of five like on the 600s.

theres seems to be a bunch of people (like everyone on this forum) who still like these old out dated bikes and would like to keep them on the road and this seems to be a fairly common problem.

[DonTZ125]

Unfortunately, the part is as you say "worn out". You can get a little more life out of it, but Racerd is quite correct that the wear will accelerate and you'll be back where you started from.

If the basket is so notched that it's interfering with smooth clutch operation, you can dress the fingers carefully to get you back on the road while you seek a replacement, but you WILL need a replacement.

[yamaha_george]

Unfortunately, the part is as you say "worn out". You can get a little more life out of it, but Racerd is quite correct that the wear will accelerate and you'll be back where you started from.

If the basket is so notched that it's interfering with smooth clutch operation, you can dress the fingers carefully to get you back on the road while you seek a replacement, but you WILL need a replacement.

Hi,

Good job you lot never lived in the 3rd world, you would all be walking.................................

Take the basket out and get the notched edges weld faced, you do need a skilled alloy welder "bird poo" welding will not do. Once you have nice long weld beads on the edges you spend some time with a "chalked" sharp flat file cutting back to a nice square edge and look not too much play.

** why "chalked" file the chalk stops the alloy from sticking in the file teeth and make it easier to clean with a brass brush. Notice I did say brass not steel.

My old 1978 DT175 dirt racer/jungle bike has had that done some time in the mid '80's and when I last replaced the "corks" (2004) it was still going strong.
similar to this one:- http://www.saltmine.org.uk/kgb/patriot.html

[DonTZ125]

Hi, George.

I was trying to figure out some sort of replacement facing, but couldn't think of anything that wouldn't be more expensive than the basket itself.

[yamaha_george]

Hi, George.

I was trying to figure out some sort of replacement facing, but couldn't think of anything that wouldn't be more expensive than the basket itself.

Don,
all you need is some one who welds alloy to pick a rod to build up the surface once done file to suit. It cost me 1/2 case of beer hardly expensive.

[racerd14666]

** why "chalked" file the chalk stops the alloy from sticking in the file teeth and make it easier to clean with a brass brush. Notice I did say brass not steel.

automatic transmission fluid works really good if you dont have any chalk handy, theres a complete clutch on ebay for 70 plus shipping so that isnt to pricey

[yamaha_george]

** why "chalked" file the chalk stops the alloy from sticking in the file teeth and make it easier to clean with a brass brush. Notice I did say brass not steel.

automatic transmission fluid works really good if you dont have any chalk handy,

RacerRD,
Yup it does but you have to be real careful of it on your skin (may be me ) and it is hydrophilic so you have to remove it before storage or it will help the file rust quickly.
All this is based on what another American showed me 40 years ago and we were both on an Island so salt air could have been the culprit.
So I use chalk and keep some in my tool pan for that and marking out black scaled steel & the like.