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[KeefyB]

If anyone is looking for a bit of bling for their bike you could do a lot worse than buy it from these guys.
www.mpl-tuningparts.de
I just bought a clutch cover off them for a very good price.Delivery from Germany was four days.They even give you some replacement shiney SS screws to bolt it on.
The cover is very well made and machined out of a solid lump of alloy.(According to their blurb)
Looks great on the bike.
Well recommended.

[phillc]

I agree that MPL stuff is good kit. I bought a pressure plate and titanium clutch basket from them a while ago. This was on eBay and I got them at a good price. My clutch bling is a combination of MPL and Speedy Moto parts.

I tried fitting it all last weekend - http://kapitalmoto.co.uk/node/5

[scully]

Originally posted by KeefyB
If anyone is looking for a bit of bling for their bike you could do a lot worse than buy it from these guys.
www.mpl-tuningparts.de
I just bought a clutch cover off them for a very good price.Delivery from Germany was four days.They even give you some replacement shiney SS screws to bolt it on.
The cover is very well made and machined out of a solid lump of alloy.(According to their blurb)
Looks great on the bike.
Well recommended.

Ive just bought one of their anodised pressure plates too, very nice! Im also thinking of ordering one of those very nice clutch slave cylinders from MPL and I seem to remember you bought one recently Keith? Are they easy to fit?

Scully.

[scully]

Originally posted by phillc
I agree that MPL stuff is good kit. I bought a pressure plate and titanium clutch basket from them a while ago. This was on eBay and I got them at a good price. My clutch bling is a combination of MPL and Speedy Moto parts.

I tried fitting it all last weekend - http://kapitalmoto.co.uk/node/5

Ummm nice. Im going to fit something similar to my 1000SS this weekend and on removing the old plate I had the same problem in that the entire rod came out. Im hoping it just pushes back in and I need do nothing else....?

[phillc]

Originally posted by scully
on removing the old plate I had the same problem in that the entire rod came out. Im hoping it just pushes back in and I need do nothing else....?

Yep, just put it back in and then gently tap the new pressure plate into place until it fits snugly. There's a "cap" and bearing that need to be in place. The MPL pressure plate already came with the bearing fitted. The cap I needed to take off the old pressure plate.

Make sure you line up the dot on the MPL pressure plate with the spring stem that has the groove in it. You can see what I mean on this picture - http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=104233176&size=l

[scully]

Originally posted by phillc

Yep, just put it back in and then gently tap the new pressure plate into place until it fits snugly. There's a "cap" and bearing that need to be in place. The MPL pressure plate already came with the bearing fitted. The cap I needed to take off the old pressure plate.

Make sure you line up the dot on the MPL pressure plate with the spring stem that has the groove in it. You can see what I mean on this picture - http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=104233176&size=l

Thanks for the tip I didnt know that! Did you have any further problems with your gears/clutch?

[phillc]

Originally posted by scully

Thanks for the tip I didnt know that! Did you have any further problems with your gears/clutch?

When I took the bike for the first test ride the gears wouldn't disengage when the clutch lever was pulled in. Basically I'd try to stop but the bike would keep rolling under power. I had to find neutral pretty quickly. All it took to fix this was some vigorous pumps of the clutch lever and going through the gear box a few times. Then everything was well. Had me worried at first, but later when speaking with Neil at Cornerspeed he said this was just the gears meshing back into place again and nothing to worry about.

You'll also find the clutch heavier as the MPL pressure plate is a bit thicker than the OEM one, and this is true especially if you fit new springs at the same time.

[scully]

Originally posted by phillc

When I took the bike for the first test ride the gears wouldn't disengage when the clutch lever was pulled in. Basically I'd try to stop but the bike would keep rolling under power. I had to find neutral pretty quickly. All it took to fix this was some vigorous pumps of the clutch lever and going through the gear box a few times. Then everything was well. Had me worried at first, but later when speaking with Neil at Cornerspeed he said this was just the gears meshing back into place again and nothing to worry about.

You'll also find the clutch heavier as the MPL pressure plate is a bit thicker than the OEM one, and this is true especially if you fit new springs at the same time.

Yikes that sounds a bit scary! Is there anyway of getting the gears to mesh back in place without actually riding?

Im going to invest in one of those fancy slave cylinders from MPL which they claim reduce pressure by 30% cos as you know the clutch on these bikes are bad enough, I'll end up with a left forearm like Popeyes!

[phillc]

Originally posted by scully

Yikes that sounds a bit scary! Is there anyway of getting the gears to mesh back in place without actually riding?

Don't take all the clutch plates out, which I did to try and unsuccessfully fit the new clutch basket. You don't need to mess with the plates if you're just fitting a new pressure plate and springs. Unless of course you're curious to see the innards of your clutch.

If you have a rear wheel paddock stand you could make sure everything was sorted without the need to ride.

[scully]

Don't take all the clutch plates out, which I did to try and unsuccessfully fit the new clutch basket. You don't need to mess with the plates if you're just fitting a new pressure plate and springs. Unless of course you're curious to see the innards of your clutch.

If you have a rear wheel paddock stand you could make sure everything was sorted without the need to ride. [/quote]

No I dont want to play with things I dont truly understand! I do have a paddock stand so I shall take your advice, cheers!