GS100G clutch

[Nessism]

Yes, most I've seen that aren't OEM are pretty dang stiff. I've seen folks do it and it worked fine, just remove 2 of the 6 stiff springs, on opposite sides of the pressure plate. the remaining 4 should be relatively close to the 6 OEM. If you find something that was amiss, then get OEM.

I've heard of people mixing and matching OEM springs and aftermarket. I wouldn't run with missing springs entirely.

[rphillips]

That's all good, I'd probably not be comfortable with it either if I'd not seen it before. Alexander probably won't do that either, and I can't blame him. He seems like he'd rather spend the little extra to have things the way the Co. designed it... I's just putting in there things that I've seen work and saw no neg. from it.

[Alexander]

Yes, most I've seen that aren't OEM are pretty dang stiff. I've seen folks do it and it worked fine, just remove 2 of the 6 stiff springs, on opposite sides of the pressure plate. the remaining 4 should be relatively close to the 6 OEM. If you find something that was amiss, then get OEM.

yes I'll give them a few more test miles, then I'll throw them in the trash

[Alexander]

nice day and I take a ride of about 40 Mi to understand how the clutch is going.
The springs as I imagined make the lever too hard, almost painful if used with two fingers.
I will take the original ones, as always with OEM spare parts you can't go wrong.
When I pull the lever and as soon as the disc pack loosens I hear a slightly strong friction noise then it stops when it is completely open,
I don't understand if it has to do this because the discs are new and need to settle in, or maybe it is pulled too much almost to
the maximum and I have to loosen a bit, or the reinforced springs somehow influence it,
but these have their hours numbered anyway!

[Alexander]

I've heard of people mixing and matching OEM springs and aftermarket. I wouldn't run with missing springs entirely.

NO in fact I would never do it! and I don't think it's something I could recommend.
I always go with OEM spare parts if available, first because whoever designed them even if 50 years ago,
wasn't an idiot on the contrary, secondly they were specifically designed and optimized for this bike
and the materials available at the time.

[rphillips]

Well Alex, I like your way of thinking of OEM, but just say'in, even Suzuki engineers mess up. The Suzuki clutch hubs (baskets) were terribly under engineered, just a normal thing for rivets being pulled through backing plates and busted hubs, also had to be careful as many times the oil pump would go with the clutch hub... Another thing, you mentioned idiot, How well engineered, or thought out, was the batt. warning light? It showed if the water level in "one" of the 6 batt cells was low. So if other 5 were completely dry, as long as that one had water the light would not be indicating a problem. But I still like what your do'in, with OEM., it's hard to go wrong. Glad you've got things worked out.