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Ddave · Post by **Ddave** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:00 pm

Hi, names Dave and im from sunny Essex. Just recently bought a Firestorm and loving every minute of it! Manual CCTs all fitted but it seems to have a very grabby clutch, i hear new clutch plates will fix it but which are the best? ebc?
So anyone else down here in essex?

Thanks
Dave

Kev L · Post by **Kev L** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:10 pm

Welcome to the forum mate. Not Essex but next door in Hertford! Work in Harlow. Where in TOWIE county are you?

Wicky · Post by **Wicky** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:29 pm

Greetings

Try bleeding it first. Whereabouts are you? as might you want to compare another storm.

Ddave · Post by **Ddave** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:39 pm

Thanks for the welcome! Live in Gt. Dunmow and work in Bishops Stortford so not too far away!
Ok thanks ill try bleeding it before i part with any £££, it seems ok when round town etc its just on hard takeoffs it feels "grabby", makes a noise sometimes too!

Flatline · Post by **Flatline** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:51 pm

Welcome aboard buddy

VTRDark · Post by **VTRDark** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:05 pm

Welcome to the forum. :beer:

(:-})

lumpyv · Post by **lumpyv** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:14 pm

hello mate. welcome to the club . your in the nice bit of essex there

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:18 pm

hello and welcome .
most of the vtr's have a grabby clutch you will learn to ride with it

Steve H · Post by **Steve H** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 4:18 am

Welcome mate, my clutch is just the same. You just kinda get used to it.

Post by **sirch345** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:56 am

Welcome aboard Dave

Besides changing the fluid, it could help if you remove the sprocket cover and clean out all the gunk from the chain lube and make sure the push rod moves freely, if that's not been down for a while. Just remove the clutch lever before taking the sprocket with clutch slave cylinder off. Otherwise with the clutch lever still fitted it will cause the slave cylinder piston to be pushed out making it difficult to refit the sprocket cover.

You may do that and find it makes no difference, but at least it won't cost anything more than your time to do.

Chris.

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:10 am

welcome to the forum buddy, i broke down near dunmow yesterday

and i had a massive crash near there two years ago

its a nice part of the country with decent biking roads

Ddave · Post by **Ddave** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:09 pm

Thanks for the warm welcome! Haha essex aint that bad! Some nice roads around here anyway, cant say much for the rest of it!

Thanks sirch345, ill have a look when i bleed it.

chris vtr virgin · Post by **chris vtr virgin** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:06 pm

Welcome buddy
Have fun

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