clutch baskets, easy to change?

[moozaad]

profressional job with special tools or can a competent amateur with common tools do it?

[Derek]

Only problem is getting the centre nut undone. You either need to buy the special tool or make on from old plain clutch plates.

[chrisw]

As Derek states the centre nut is a real barsteward to remove. Like he suggests make a holding tool from the old plain plates. I used four of them attached to a length of steel that would reach the ground to stop rotation. You will need a 32mm socket, a long extension bar and plenty of grunt cos it is torqued up to 186nm. The clutch basket is then held in place by about 8 smaller bolts which are thread locked in place. A sharp crack on the extesion bar with a rubber mallet should break the thread lock. It is a pretty simple job then to remove and refit. You will then need the home made holding tool and a good long torque wrench to get the nut back to 186nm. You will think the bike is just about to lift off the centre stand when the torque wrench clicks.

Good luck if you do it yourself.