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Location: Cave Creek, AZ USA
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Please explain a dry vs. wet motorcycle clutch.
Last bike I rode was a dual sport Suzuki something or other with a wet clutch. Our class instructor said most bikes have "wet" clutches which are constantly bathed in oil and so you won't wear them out by using the friction zone in stop and go traffic or at red lights or on hills. But the 2004 BMW R1150R I'm picking up this weekend has a dry clutch. I understand car clutches pretty well and only ever use them for shifting, not inching back and forth on hills or in traffic. How do I not beat up a dry clutch on a bike? Or do I have nothing to worry about?
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