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NEHI
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« on: April 06, 2017, 12:12:55 PM »
      I have got the engine out of my 93 Goldwing trike with 73k on it. I have the clutch apart and it looks good and measures out OK, but it's also 25yrs old. So while I am into it I am going to replace it. Any opinion on brands?
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98valk
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« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2017, 05:29:25 PM »
OEM. all Goldwing GL1500 clutches were upgraded in '97 and are the same as valkyrie clutches. what the changes were are a few disks were not the better paper type  as all the others were. '97+ they are all paper. OEM are good for at least 300k miles. u can get a complete OEM set cheap on ebay. Barret are same paper material any other material is lower quality.
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« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2017, 01:26:42 PM »
I have a Barnett  for 90k miles Love it , but he clutch lever is stiffer than OEM. Just go to neutral at stop lights.
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Savago
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2017, 02:42:08 PM »
+1 on OEM (if you divide the price by expected miles, it is dirty cheap).
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Hooter
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« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2017, 05:35:17 PM »
OEM..this one lasted 73000 so why not think the OEM replacement would be any different?
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« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2017, 06:24:10 PM »
Quote from: Jruby38 on April 07, 2017, 01:26:42 PM
I have a Barnett  for 90k miles Love it , but he clutch lever is stiffer than OEM. Just go to neutral at stop lights.

the stiffer clutch lever is due to the barnett clutch spring which is known to be stronger than the OEM. supercharged bikes were using that or two OEMs.
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