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 Question.... Is it normal for the clutch to be affected by overheating the bike on trails like this? A few times now, in tough conditions, I have felt the clutch springs lose some tension. Before I changed out the clutch parts, I had an incident where in snow and mud, the clutch gave out completely and freewheeled. I felt it heading that way again on this trail. I turned around and the clutch returned to normal tension as it cooled down. (Note that I have heavy duty clutch springs.) Is this the wrong bike for trails that require slipping the clutch a lot in first?



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The Rekluse clutch is made for that.....

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Your clutch doesn't seem to be behaving normally. The metal clutch plates need to be checked for wear. Also, are you using a specific engine oil made for motorcycles which caters for wet clutches?

If you have already covered these bases then maybe the next step is to add an oil cooler to give you some extra oil capacity and, hopefully, reduce the heat in the crankcase.

I have just returned from France where we road some long rocky lanes in temperatures over 30 degrees with no problems at all. My brother has a white TTR with the 6-plate clutch and he didn't have any issues although it's fair to say that we both have oil coolers on our TTRs.

Best regards

Brian



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as brain said its unusual I can muster sheep all day in first and second gear in some really nasty paddocks in high 30deg days I've had my feet blister from the heat with no clutch trouble .

is it the correct oil , is the cable adjustment ok and the metal clutch plates ok , its amazing how much the clutches can take and still last ages , most clutches last the life of the bike or need plates just once .



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What is the current process for adding an oil cooler to a 2004 TTR250?

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See here - lots of info biggrin

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