Non GS clutch question

[KGB]

If a bike has a hydraulic clutch, this just actuates the clutch,correct?
As in there is no cable/wire to activate the clutch so hydraulic fluid
pressure is what causes the clutch to hook up?

the clutch itself still runs in oil, like a wet clutch?
So as an example if the clutch plates are sticky, changing the
oil,as we've done with our bikes, may unstick the plates.

Am I way off ? Or am I on track?
Please feel free to bash me around on this.
No it's not the Triumph

[rustybronco]

If a bike has a hydraulic clutch, this just actuates the clutch,correct?
As in there is no cable/wire to activate the clutch so hydraulic fluid
pressure is what causes the clutch to hook up?

the clutch itself still runs in oil, like a wet clutch?
So as an example if the clutch plates are sticky, changing the
oil,as we've done with our bikes, may unstick the plates.

Am I way off ? Or am I on track?
Please feel free to bash me around on this.
No it's not the Triumph

with a hydraulic clutch the spring pressure actuates the cluch (squeezes the plates together) so your engine is coupled (hooked) to the trans just as normal, in a hydraulic clutch system (master and slave) the hydraulic slave cylinder would release (disengage) the clutch therefore disconnecting the engine from the trans so you can shift it just like if you pulled the clutch lever, a hydraulic slave cylinder does not hook up the clutch it un-hooks it . all the rest is the same.
What are you working on?

[koolaid_kid]

To clear up a few thiings:
The hydraulic part replaces the cable.
The clutch, aka a wet clutch, is usually bathed in oil.
Since you won't tell us which bike, we can't tell you more.

[KGB]

A Suzuki cruiser model VX800...........

No not for me.

Thanks for the insight, I knew I was right.

[hwb120240]

Yep. I have a hydraulic on the Madura. If it is slipping, before replacing the clutch I'd disassemble and clean the slave cylinder if the bike has been sitting long. Two or three of us have tried this and it helped alot.

[JayH]

You might also want to bleed the clutch line (just like your brakes) and put in new DOT 3 brake fluid. Has the VX been sitting for a while?