Do many modern bikes use a cable driven clutch?

more cable than hydraulic clutches

seems that only the higher cc bikes like 1000cc and above have more than often the hydraulic clutches, but even then still alot of cable driven ones.

Cable = less things to go wrong, also I hear it's very hard to put one in unless there is a kit.

Whats it matter?

04-07 cbr1krr used hydraulic clutch but then 08 onwards went back to a cable... apparently to save weight? dunno if thats true or not..

Holy shit! Long time no see Les!

marbs said:

04-07 cbr1krr used hydraulic clutch but then 08 onwards went back to a cable... apparently to save weight? dunno if thats true or not..

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more like to save money

Wow, you can select more than one option to vote for at once.

cable is becoming old skool

Some use hydraulic, FWIW I'd take a cable by preference any day.

Mine has hydraulic, never ridden a bike with hydraulic clutch before. It's nice and smoooooooth

Not sure what it would be like with cable on a big bike, probably not much different, it's probably only on there because Aprilia were blinging it up.

*hugs bike*

AFAIK Pretty much all the Jap sports bikes run a cable, 1000's and 600's. I think the 1000's were hydraulic for a while, but changed back about 2-4 years ago.

Welcome back Les !!!

Hows things and how do you like the new forum?

My 2009 zx10 has a cable clutch.. I find it great, has a noice agressive feel to it, especially when hard dumping through the gears.. Wheelies wooot!

Looks like RPMs' has vanished again :-(

I rode a 84 VF500F and it had hydraulic! felt a bit weird without the heavier resistance.