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March 13th, 2013

3/13/2013

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£812.99! Yep you read that right, Eight hundred and twelve pounds ninety ninety pence only. This is how much my new performance clutch, oil change and a general check up cost me this afternoon. Lets break that down
  • Barnett clutch set 1098/1098s         - £135.68
  • Barnett pressure plate                     - £153.92
  • Barnett Red billet clutch basket      - £168.00
  • Barnett clutch spring set                  - £30.21
  • Oil Filter                                            - £8.98
  • 3.2 litres Motul fully synthetic oil    - £40.26
  • Drain Plug washer                            - £0.44 
  • Labour                                               - £140.00
  • VAT                                                    - £135.50

                                                                   £812.99

The work as usual was done to an excellent quality and I have every faith in Artur's servicing so I know this will be running perfectly for years to come. Cheers dude
Just in case you are wondering, this is why I had to change the clutch. This first picture is the OEM basket and you can see the groves that have been caused by the friction plates
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and this second photo shows my utterly warn out friction plates and my burnt steels

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I knew my original clutch was toast at the end of last season so I knew this day was coming. There are a few little side effects to this new clutch set up thou. Firstly the distinctive trademark Ducati rattle is a lot quieter, and now the clutch action is really, really, really stiff. I'll be playing about with the clutch lever over the next few days to find a span that I'm comfortable with. Hopefully I won't have to think about getting a new slave cylinder to ease the problem. Oh hang on a sec, Oberon do a really nice anodised red one, which would look really cool. Hmmm, when's payday again?
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