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Which clutch master cylinder....
CraigJ - 15/5/07 at 06:30 PM

..can i use? does it need to be any in particular or can i use any from a car? The engine is a 88 kawasaki zx10.

Guinness - 15/5/07 at 06:50 PM

I used the one of the bike.

Saved a load of hassle to be honest and gave me pretty good clutch feel, and cheap.

I'll see if I can find a photo of it installed later.

Cheers

Mike

stevec - 15/5/07 at 07:13 PM

I used a Willwood 5/8 bore one. The 3/4 one was too heavy. its sweet now.
I agree though that the bike on would be best if you can fit it.
Steve.

RazMan - 15/5/07 at 08:13 PM

I thought that a bike one would be too light for foot control wouldn't it? I remember my ZZR1100 had a very light clutch even with just two fingers.

Guinness - 15/5/07 at 09:03 PM

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Originally posted by RazMan
I thought that a bike one would be too light for foot control wouldn't it? I remember my ZZR1100 had a very light clutch even with just two fingers.


Not the way I bodged mine in! Basically I have a normal floor mounted Indy pedal with a 3mm cable coming out of it. This runs up through the engine bay to the original bike handle / reservoir and m/c.

The fun bit is getting the pedal travel right. I had a couple of goes, finally settling on a long throw on the pedal and a short throw on the lever end. Seems to work well.

I guess if it's too light you could put a return spring on the pedal?

Mike

zilspeed - 20/5/07 at 04:09 PM

That's my intention.

Bike cylinder in the engine bay worked by my cable pedal box and a suitable spring to give me the correct pedal weight.