This document provides information on the clutch pack configurations for different model year Kawasaki KLR650 motorcycles from 1987 to present. It details that while all models use the same basic plate components, the quantities, thicknesses, and springs vary depending on the model year. Specifically, it outlines that 1987-1995 models have 7 friction plates and 6 steel plates, 1996-2011 models have 8 friction plates and 7 steel plates, and 2012 and later models have 7 friction plates and 6 steel plates. It also notes that while manufacturers periodically change clutch pack specifications, the variations are minor and intended more to justify engineering jobs than significant performance changes.
This document provides information on the clutch pack configurations for different model year Kawasaki KLR650 motorcycles from 1987 to present. It details that while all models use the same basic plate components, the quantities, thicknesses, and springs vary depending on the model year. Specifically, it outlines that 1987-1995 models have 7 friction plates and 6 steel plates, 1996-2011 models have 8 friction plates and 7 steel plates, and 2012 and later models have 7 friction plates and 6 steel plates. It also notes that while manufacturers periodically change clutch pack specifications, the variations are minor and intended more to justify engineering jobs than significant performance changes.
This document provides information on the clutch pack configurations for different model year Kawasaki KLR650 motorcycles from 1987 to present. It details that while all models use the same basic plate components, the quantities, thicknesses, and springs vary depending on the model year. Specifically, it outlines that 1987-1995 models have 7 friction plates and 6 steel plates, 1996-2011 models have 8 friction plates and 7 steel plates, and 2012 and later models have 7 friction plates and 6 steel plates. It also notes that while manufacturers periodically change clutch pack specifications, the variations are minor and intended more to justify engineering jobs than significant performance changes.
models take the same plates but in different quantities, plate thickness and springs. the following is a breakdown....... ... 1987-‘95, 7 frictions at 3mm, 6 steels at 2mm, 5 springs.....clutch pack thickness is 33mm. ... 1996-2011, 8 frictions at 3mm, 7 steels at 2mm, 5 springs.......clutch pack thickness is 38mm. ... 2012 and up, 7 frictions at 3mm, 6 steels at 2.3mm, 5 springs.......clutch pack thickness is 34.8mm.
Just no way you could buy one kit and
make it work for all three. Why they change them from time to time is a mystery. All of the oem’s do it. I think the engineers do it to justify their jobs. The three different spring sets vary in length, but are all within 2 lbs of each other in spring rate as an example.