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Old 02-21-2012, 05:05 PM   #77 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Augustus View Post
Thanks for the advice.

So at what RPM does excessive clutch slipping really start to cause damage to the Z's clutch?
That's tough to answer because you can damage the clutch by riding it at 1500 rpm and 5000 rpm. 5000 will put more of a load on there which leads to more damange. But say you slip the clutch for 5 seconds at 5000 rpm and slip it at 1500 rpm for 20 seconds. Then i'm not sure which one is worse.
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