All these mods require some mechanical knowledge and some basic tools, as for all of them there will be a need to take the clutch cover off the bike’s engine, and for some even disassemble the clutch completely.

If you are looking for different, easier – “plug and play”, ways to make your clutch lighter please head to my other post: “5 ways how to make motorcycles Cable clutch lighter!”, or “How to make a Hydraulic clutch lighter on your motorcycle!” – depends how your clutch is actuated.

These few mods come from trail / enduro riders, and some are proven to work really well. However, each bike is different and the only way to find out is to try and see how it works on each individual bike, obviously making sure that the clutch doesn’t slip when under load in higher gears, as that will burn the clutch in no time.

That being said, here are 3 mods that are fairly cheap, and easy to do, and might save you an arm pump or couple of evenings exercising on a grip strengthener!

1. Lighter clutch springs.

This one is the most expensive and most involved one – as there will be a lot of research / asking around involved, and there is a chance that there are no lighter springs available for some bikes too.

2. Washers under the clutch pressure plate bolts.

For this one to work all that is needed is just a few washers of the right size. It works by reducing preload of the springs that push the pressure plate against the fiber and steel plates. This can be achieved by placing washers between the bolts head and inner basket, and by not allowing to tighten up springs as much as before, means that springs are less compressed, and in return easier to pull on the clutch lever!

Diameter of the washers should be smaller than the inner diameter of the spring, 1mm thickness or so too. Can be thicker and can be thinner, and that will determine how light the clutch will be, but at the same time it can take off too much preload of the springs and the clutch will start to slip, so if that happens – thinner washers will be needed, and vice versa.

3. Removing clutch plates.

Here is another trick to reduce the pressure on the springs, by simply removing 1 fiber and 1 steel plate out of the clutch pack! Sounds a bit weird, but hey, if that works, why not!

And that’s about it! Whatever rider will decide to do with his clutch is up to him, and in any case should be done with care! Making changes like that might help to make the clutch lever lighter, but it might end up in a burned clutch too.

Ride Safe!

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