The next morning the reservoir was almost dry, the towelling under the slave was saturated with oil while the towel around the banjo bolt & clutch hose were dry. A couple of lever pumps & left the bike overnight. I put clean paper towel around the banjo bolt area & under the slave. I refilled the reservoir but left the cover off. NOTE: when cracking the bleed nipple I noticed the released oil would be almost frothy, indicating many tiny air bubbles).ĩ) I checked the master reservoir & it was again lower with some oil under the slave. I got less than 200 m from home before drop in clutch pressure forced an immediate U turn. Again I refilled, bled the clutch & achieved great pressure with no obvious leaks so another test ride after driveway trial. At that time I noticed significant mineral oil dripping from the bottom of the slave unit but couldn’t determine its exact source.Ĩ) once home I reread & rewatched all the Oberon install instructions & checked online forums for clues (especially Adv Riders Forum). Fortunately I had brought mineral oil & tools so after much effort, I was able to pump up enough pressure to limp home. This did expel air bubbles & some oil & I repeated the process until I had firm clutch pressure & no more air bubbles from the nipple.ĥ) I would still notice small air bubbles rising to the top of the reservoir when pumping the lever but hoped that would be a minor issue.Ħ) after checking the connections & running through the the clutch while stationary I took the bike for a test ride.ħ) I got less than 2 km from my home before I had no effective clutch pressure that would disengage the gears so I made an emergency stop in a parking lot. Once this seemed free of air, I reinstalled the banjo bolt using the new Oberon crush washers until they were slightly deformed & the nut was definitely snug.Ĥ) I then bled the clutch line by topping up the master reservoir with oil, pumping the clutch lever 6-8 times, held the lever in, then quickly released & retightened the breathing nipple on the banjo bolt. “did you put in the ball bearing?”)ġ) after removing & cleaning the slave cylinder mounting location, I inserted the ball bearing in its tube & began to install the new Oberon unit.Ģ) I did not operate the slave cylinder at any point until it was mounted & almost snug on the mounting plate using the new Oberon bolts with about 1-2mm of play.ģ) as per Oberon & other video suggestions, I added small amounts of mineral oil & pumped the unit lightly to pre-fill the cylinder with oil & expel air. Hopefully it forestalls pointless comments i.e. I proceeded as follows: (this is the text of the very detailed email I sent to the retailer, Triple Clamp, & Oberon. Installing the billet/mounting plate & new slave cylinder was straightforward. I decided this spring I’d commit to a better fix so I researched & ordered the Oberon slave cylinder & their backing plate.Īfter reading over the Oberon directions & watching a couple YouTube install videos a couple times each, I did the swap. ![]() All they did was refill & bleed the clutch, so it failed by the time I got to a friend’s place for a visit 550 km from home. Never got it to stop leaking and asked Blackfoot Motorsports (Calgary AB) to “fix the clutch leaking issues” last summer when I had an oil change & major tune up. I had replaced my original Magura slave cylinder that had worked just fine for about 60,000 km with a slightly used Magura. I received my Oberon clutch slave cylinder & mounting plate last week (shipped 2021 Apr 19) & looked forward to fixing the nagging failing clutch pressure issues I’ve had since last summer on my ‘07 KTM 990 Adventure. Lever length is 7" from center of pivot point to end of lever ball, or 17.5cm in metric.Sometimes the Magic works, and sometimes it does not.Three different Styles -Standard (solid blade), Airo (OUR FAVORTE - with an Airo notch (keep wind resistance and accidental engagement to a minimum) and Custom (Wide boy).Hard anodized for longevity and reliability, sufficiently lubricated onĪssembly for smooth adjustment transition. Oberon Performance supplies a full specification sheet Each lever is shipped fully assembled in the style and color of your choice readyįor use. Locating each position with a comforting 'click'. This is mainly due to both the close tolerance designĪnd the high quality roller bearing, around which the cam operates Our unique RADIAL CAM® design achieves this extraordinary Position 4 (similar to stock) giving adjustment up to 30mm (1 1/8") of Adjustment is achieved with fingertip control inĮither adjuster direction. ![]() Levers are Sold INDIVIDUALLY, so if you need Both Brake and Clutch, make sure you order each! Adjustable motorcycle levers by ![]() NOTE: Pictures shown are Not necessarily the lever you will get.
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