What's a Wet Clutch?

[carasdad]

As prodigit said.. Wet clutches are on motorcycles where the gears and clutch run in a bath of oil for cooling and to reduce friction. i.e. if it shifts with a lever operated by your foot(or on old Harleys a hand lever) you have a wet clutch..

[Irish]

Originally Posted by carasdad

As prodigit said.. Wet clutches are on motorcycles where the gears and clutch run in a bath of oil for cooling and to reduce friction. i.e. if it shifts with a lever operated by your foot(or on old Harleys a hand lever) you have a wet clutch..

I'll tell you how long I've been riding-I learned to ride on a Harley hand operated side shifter! The hand operated lever was on the side of the gas tank. In those days you didn't drop it because(at 15) you didn't weigh enough to pick it up! Irish