wet vs dry clutch whats the difference?

[BobTheBiker]

oh god I cant stand that dry clutch sound. I'd be tearing my bike apart for no reason at all thinking the motor is gonna throw rods or something every 5 mins.

[Mr Lefty]

the funny thing is, the first time I ever heard a dry clutch was at Indy walk'n in with NtS and everyone... and I remember turning to NtS and being like... fuck... that bike sounds like SHIT...

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by Rider

Loud clutches are expensive....

Yes, I have $3k into my open belt system and going to add on to it here soon.

Originally Posted by The Chi

the rattle and whir are completely enthralling...

I love the rattle and the whine!!!

Originally Posted by Rider

There you have it... the man has spoken.

I haven't said anything yet... WIERD!

Originally Posted by fnfalman

The problem with dry clutch is that they drag badly when they heat up. The advantage is that they engage positively.

So, for a race bike, dry clutch doesn't hurt, but for a street bike, dry clutch bites the big one.

I agree, it engages so much better than the wet clutch. Its INSTANT!

I disagree, I love my dry clutch on the street.

Originally Posted by ceo012384

Dry clutches sound like shit, but elitist folks with italian bikes like to think they sound nice.

I for one do not like a bike that idles with the sound of a can of nuts and bolts being shaken vigorously. Sounds retarded.

Now mine sounds nothing like the Ducs but is still quite noisy. But the whine above 3k is amazing!! if you can hear it over the 2" open pipes aiming to my right!!!

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

You should hear an OLD harley! They have open chain primaries, holy hell, it sounds like $50 worth of bolts in a paint-shaker!

That could be true.

As far as less plates... hmmm... are you sure? Got a hefty stack here!!


I ride many different bikes, still ride other BDM wet clutch setups (made by Baker for BDM), as well as some Honda's, Yams, and HDs on a regular basis. Besides the fact that my 2 shimmed gold springed clutch is like squeezing one of those hand excersise things all the time and theirs is 1 or 2 finger. I love the way mine feels and engages... WICKED AWESOME!

Further, I believe with mine, the belt itself being less spun weight from the old wet chain setup has decreased my drive train loss. Combine that with better engagement and smoother shifting and less maintance... I'm all about the dry clutches.

[Dnyce]

sportbike dry clutches look the best and sound the worse.

[marko138]

I saw an old beat up Ducati back in June. This thing was ridden HARD. The sound of that clutch was unbelievable. Insanely loud. Loudest clutch I've ever heard. I was in love.

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by marko138

I saw an old beat up Ducati back in June. This thing was ridden HARD. The sound of that clutch was unbelievable. Insanely loud. Loudest clutch I've ever heard. I was in love.

exactly!!

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

exactly!!

We're on the same page around here lately.

[JoshuaTree]

Not all dry clutches make noise, nor do they wear quickly, yada yada yada ...

[marko138]

Originally Posted by JoshuaTree

Not all dry clutches make noise, nor do they wear quickly, yada yada yada ...

The loud ones sure do sound cool though!

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by JoshuaTree

Not all dry clutches make noise, nor do they wear quickly, yada yada yada ...

Truth.

(hi by the way)

The louder they are, usually the plates are more worn, and usually mushrooming. At least, that's what I've found with the various Ducs I've worked on. The dry slippers have more of a jingle bell ring and rattle than normal dry clutch nutandbolt rattle.