August 29, 201312 yr Hey Scotty, on the 300 you can flip the washers around to lighten up the pull. If they're the same as on my bike. I haven't taken any springs out of the 300 though I did do the clutch tabs. The '08 is slipping a bit now 5 years after the clutch mod on four springs so I guess it's time to put the other two back in. Might as well I don't ride it anymore.
September 3, 201312 yr dan - did it make much difference turning the washers around? I put the springs back in on Saturday, rode it on sunday and it was much better - real noticeable difference. but - after riding for an hour I was losing control a bit and getting pins and needles in my wrist lol. ive got a 2 day trial this weekend and Im pretty sure I will struggle with it the way it is . not sure what to do - I might try turning the washers round see if that helps. there are some bosi clutch springs on haven web site - has anyone tried these? also was it worth doing the clutch plates on a factory 300? my dad did it on my rev3 270 but we haven't done the evo yet.
September 4, 201312 yr I don't have the factory 300 just the regular. I did the clutch tab polish as they were still pretty rough but I skipped the glue removal since they were loads better than what they used to be on the older bikes. The washers on my bike were stepped so there is about a 2mm difference in spring preload depending on the way they are installed. It probably didn't make much difference but it was free and I had the thing apart anyway so... If you're getting pins and needles in your hands you are putting too much pressure on your hands. You need to fix that before you damage the nerves in your wrists. Check your bar position and make sure you have gloves with proper padding. Bars too far back will make you lean forward to compensate especially when you get tired. I think the EVO position is slightly different from the Rev3 and when I'm tied I start to feel like I'm falling forward. The riding gets really sloppy when that starts to happen. I think the stock grips aren't as good as Renthals but I haven't changed mine yet. Too lazy and/or cheap. Edited September 4, 201312 yr by dan williams
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