Wet Clutch vs. Dry Clutch - What’s the Difference? | MC GARAGE
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- If you’ve ever been stopped at a light and heard a sportbike clattering like it’s about to explode, then you’re familiar with the iconic sound of a dry clutch. Dry clutches used to be fairly common-Ducati famously used them for decades-but today the vast majority of motorcycles being made employ wet clutch packs. What’s the difference, why would a manufacturer or a rider choose one over the other, and why are dry clutches going out of style? We explain in this video from the MC Garage.
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If you’ve ever been stopped at a light and heard a sportbike clattering like it’s about to explode, then you’re familiar with the iconic sound of a dry clutch. Dry clutches used to be fairly common-Ducati famously used them for decades-but today the vast majority of motorcycles being made employ wet clutches. What’s the difference, why would a manufacturer or a rider choose one over the other, and why are dry clutches going out of style?
What Is A Wet Clutch?
To kick things off lets talk about wet clutches. They’re referred to as wet because they’re bathed in engine oil. The oil’s primary purpose is to cool the clutch plates, and because of this cooling effect wet clutches can take a lot of abuse, like the kind you’d dish out in stop and go traffic. Wet clutches generally have a nice wide friction zone that makes them pretty easy to use. They also tend to last a long time, and they’re quieter than dry clutches. And did we mention that they can take a lot of abuse? That’s a good characteristic, especially if you’re just learning how to ride or don’t want to replace your motorcycle clutch every 10,000 miles.
On the flip side, wet clutches do make your engine oil dirty faster since all the dust that’s created as the clutch wears stays inside the engine. Thankfully, the oil filter takes care of that. The other drawback is that wet clutches are messier to work on. Also, because the clutch is spinning in oil, there’s fluid drag that saps a bit of the engine’s power.
What Is A Dry Clutch?
Avoiding that fluid drag is the single biggest benefit of a dry clutch. Dry clutches, as you might have guessed already, aren’t bathed in oil. That means less drag and more power going to the rear wheel as well as cleaner engine oil, but it also means less cooling for the clutch pack. Without oil to cool things and damp engagement, dry clutches will act up if you hammer them and they tend to be grabbier and harder to modulate. They also wear out faster and are a lot noisier, especially if you run an open clutch cover, which a lot of riders do to help keep the clutch cool.
The rattling clatter of a dry clutch at idle is a legendary sound-especially for Ducatis-but it’s all that noise that’s put the dry clutch on the endangered species list. As noise regulations get stricter, every decibel counts, and switching to a quieter wet clutch means more noise in the budget for other things, like a sweeter sounding exhaust.
Two places you still see dry clutches are on Moto Guzzis and MotoGP bikes. Moto Guzzi still uses them because that’s what they’re used to-and, to be fair, Guzzi’s engine layout of choice, the longitudinal V-twin, encourages the use of a single-plate, large-diameter clutch-and if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. They’re used in MotoGP because in racing every little advantage helps, and as we mentioned before the dry clutch puts less drag on the engine.
In the end, it’s ease of use, durability, and quietness that have made the wet clutch the setup of choice for the vast majority of motorcycles.
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I have a 748 and everybody always comes up to me to tell me my bike is broken lol
My cousin tends to sell me a dry clutch for aprilia rsv4 sound awesome on his bike ! but I don't feel like installing it !!!
@Asher Blaine fuck off bots
in wet and dry I like the dry clutch on my 1973 Aermacchi ss350. the bike is new to me. but it really hooks up with the dry clutch
Well, it's a Ducati, so they're right most of the time
@@ciprianb4794 lol you're so right
Ducati - the only motorcycle manufacturer that makes bikes that sound broken straight from the factory...
Hahahaha.. Honda does too with the NSR250
Ducati sound like a motorcykle straigt from the factory. Most brands sound like sewing machine right from the factory
@@UA-cam_Globetrotter what is that "motorcykle" thing you are refering to?
@@xdanano You must be a super noob not to understand what he meant.
@@danishdezembro1116 You are even more of a noob than the other commenter for not understanding what he and I meant.
>loves the sound of dry clutch
>Plays less than a second of the sound clip
😂🤣😂
Please less than the second of a wet clutch problems it generates I guess for the sake of AI
0:07 Dry clutch sounds great! 👍
My mother in law sounds like a dryclutch when she gargles with Listerine in the morning.
Why do you live with your mother inlaw?
Lol joke
Ha ha ha 🤣
The main and most important thing you didn't mention, actually this is why they are used in MotoGP, is that in motorcycles equipped with dry clutch you may use engine oil with additives that reduce friction( like regular car engine oils), hence less internal engine drag and more power!
Private Factory great!
Private Factory and easier to change out. No need to drain and add oil
Private Factory did u even watch the video, he clearly states that the fluids in the wet clutch saps some of the power.
I have to Sneeze Sapping power and having slipping is different. This guy have another point than what the video mentioned.
He mentioned that in the video dude
dry clutches sound awesome...if you like the sound of marbles bouncing around in your cylinders.
I remember being at a gas station one day when this guy on a bike comes clanking in. It sounded like something was seriously wrong with it, like something horribly loose in his engine. I went over to the guy and asked him if his bike was ok, and he said yes, I love my new Ducati! I didn't know that was normal.
+Jacob Guerra Guy with a Ducatti pulls onto the car park where we meet and the sound is horrible; like an electric drill.
Horrible sound, no wait, is just a noise not a sound. positive point is that let you drive with open mind: you can't ear if motor have some problem, just let it go, and " che sarà, sarà" (lol)
Jacob Guerra you are right my friend . Have a 1999 996 r . With an open clutch cover . The sound is amazing . It rattles and clangs . Music to my ears .
Music to your ears? Was that sarcasm?
my bike had a dry clutch...
till I showed it pictures of a naked Kawasaki.
Now it have a wetclutch
HAHAHHAA
Wtf
Did the size of exhaust increased when you did it?
@@darky799 lmao
Sounds about right for a Kawasloppy
I'll be honest as an expert on the subject of motorcycles, I saw the title of your channel and was ready to be depressed, but y'all done good, simple accurate descriptions of what happens.
Great vid, Im one my second bike now and this channel is teaching me a lot of basic principles of motorcycles which is good because I'm definitely not a gearhead by nature. Keep'em comming!
Dry cutch FTW! First time i heard a Ducati stopped in traffic next to my fathers car, when i was little, i fell in love with that rattling... and, of course, when the bike took off and dissapeared into the traffic with a GLORIOUS, angry sound, my love for this manufacturer was sealed, LOL.
nothing sounds and looks better than a ducatti but in terms of price per performance. well ... idk. if you just wanna go fast get japanese. if you wanna go fast and have stile get a ducatti. multistrada is my dream bike.
dimmacommunication vtwins have that "raw" sound thst 4 cilinders dont have
Tf u love about ratlling
in town with mum a few months back, she heard a bike around the corner and said oooh i bet thats about to blow up i was like nah i bet its a duccati
tommy d u b b s hahahaha
Thanks for the video! Incredibly informative while being accessible and concise. Much appreciated
nice content! Its interesting!
I got no question for now, I guess I'll be waiting for the new video
Ha! Love the shout out for Guzzis. Gotta love quirky bikes.
Thanks for explaining the differences. I wish you had played the sound of the dry clutch for more time. That was the best part of the video but it only lasted 1~2 seconds.
Quick and straight to the point! Awesome video unlike others I've watched with ten minutes of nonsense talking.
do a video on dohc vs sohc engines please and do tell the maximum limit of a single cylinder please!!
Was just about to comment the same thing! Difference in maintenance included.
yeah,me same
Dhaval Bane dohc>sohc
@georgle elias not necessarily true
@@jellie33414 it depends upon the setup of the bike.
OMG, I cant stop watching these episodes !
I'd like to see a come back of the dry clutches. With the modern shifters, they don't see much abuse
Dude you're awesome been looking for a guy like you in the Internet to explain all this
Good clear explanation without waffle. Thanks!
Very informative! Thanks for the upload
Thankyou for the info, cleared a lot of doubts !!
Very cool! Answer to the questions in my head for a while now!
Very informative video. Thanks for posting it.
Great video. Clear and informative
Ari, your vids are an inspiration mate!
Great video thankyou for sharing. Always wanted to know the difference. Cheers from 🇭🇲
Very Nice Explanation..!!!
This informaton was very helpful man
Good luck with your channel
whoa! how did I miss this channel??? subscribed!
Very nicely explained big guy "Thanks"
Well done overview. Thank you.
Kool vid very informative!😎👍
Learned a lot in this vid. Great job!
I'd love to see something on Yamaha's new Crossplane R1 engine and why they label the XSR/FZ09 engine a "CP3".
I'm glad I found this channel/ video, I drive my by bike as a commuter bike so I was wondering why I was changing the oil at every 2k-2500. Because it's a wet clutch it gets dirtier faster makes sense.
what a well explained video! thanks
Thankyou sir, well explained!
Awesome, I like your videos, keep it up!
whats the name of that 2nd bike? the one with the dry clutch
Very informative... Thanks for the vudeos man...
almost 100k subscribers !! your videos always help me lot to understand my bike !! keep posting !! love from india 😊
Vids like that are what make the internet the most powerfull learning tool.
Thanks for the video on clutch types..
Thanks. Great explanation!
Very informative I love videos like this
This channel is great.
nicely explained... thnxx..
Would you do a video on hight comprestio piston and low compression pistons what is the difference
I actually like the "grabbiness" of the dry clutch a lot. I owned a Monster 900 and the noise was just awesome, Termi and open dry clutch makes for a very... "mechanical" feeling. True, it's rough as hell in the traffic but when you open the throttle...
Also, the BMW boxer had a dry clutch till the last air-oil cooled version, just few years ago. Completely different beast tough, single huge disk compared to multi disks like the Ducati.
Err, no it didn't. Both my 1100 and 1150GS have are pure air cooled and have wet clutches.
@@thomassessions9347my 96 oil head has a dry clutch.. I replaced the damn thing
Very informative, tnx for that! :)
Great video thank you
Great topic. good work
Valve types and their adjustments please.
Ari has the coolest job ever, not sure how he puts a helmet on over his dreds though LOL
Ari Henning the highly debated subject of engine break in.
Awesome video, thanks for all the facts! :) Would you compare Aloy wheels vs Spoke wheels ? Also , I know it is a super long shot but I am so much in conflict right now and would help me a looot, Touring bikes like Yamaha FJR vs Touring Enduros such as VStrom ?
Thank you for this sir! Now i know!! But i wanna ask u something. I am underbone user raider 150 carb and also raider 150 fi. For you which is faster the carb or the new fi?
Have you guys done radial vs bias ply tires yet? Bias ply is a little before my time automotive-wise, so I don't really know why they are still relatively common options for some bikes.
I had a Ducati 900 monster and I loved the sound of the dry clutch.
Thats Awesome explanation.. Appreciate it !
I would like hear abt the difference between ride by wire and cable please...thankyou !
Nice video, keep it up Guys
Interesting and informative video. A friend of mine recently asked me about water cooled vs. air cooled engines. Maybe that could make an interesting video?
thanks for the overview. i was hoping for a little more indepth
Very informative
very informative 😊thanks
super informative
It is a interesting video. Thank you!
Ari please talk about proper piston ring installations and clocking/gapping. Thanks!
These MC Garage short clips are awesome. Not sure if it's been done yet, but could you please do one on how to clean textile gear, leather gear, and (especially) gloves? Cheers.
Thanks Ari. Clever me went for a wp textile jacket with alota white on in, and lets just say the white doesn't stay white for too long. I know getting leathers soaked in water isn't good for it but I've had it drenched in a downpour and it was fine so I figured a quick hose down wouldn't do much harm. Still seems okay, but I'll go with wiping it down from now on. Cheers.
best explained. i also want to know about that number of cylinders increase affect performance . thank bro.
I have a vented cover on my ST2, sounds great!
Great vid bud
Grabby and less easy to modulate.... very true. My V4R has a strange sensation on very slow, tight maneuvers. Almost like a toothpick snapped and let the lever close all the way, all of the sudden.
Great idea for a video guys.
Dry clutch sounds like domestic violence.
Actually one sided, beaten by the rider
Hahahahah. Good one.
What is wrong with guys who ride motorcycles? ( like I don’t know)...
no its abuse
Not on an BMW ..
OY, Stuck in the Stone Age ! ;)
As alway great presentation, with a good mix of facts and humour !
Awesome video
Hey Ari, would you cover how to clean fuel injectors? Thanks heaps.
very objective explanation and good english to understand... I would suggest the topic about the differences between traditional and upside down forks. Thanks
Great video 👍
Can you please do a video on why clutch lining slides over time? I tend to hold the clutch lever longer after shifting gear which I believe is the cause of this issue. (Not sure though)
Can you guys make a video explaining the difference between an ecu flash, and getting a power commander installed?
hey how about a video showing preload adjustment front and rear? How to do it and what exactly it does to the suspension?
hi pls make a video explaining the different variations of power distribution in sprockets.
Can the friction zone be utilized with a dry clutch? Or is it either engaged or disengaged?
Hey Harry..
I would like to hear your opinion about aftermarket sprocket sizes and how they effect the engen...
Regards
Gavin
Great video .
Can you please do a video on replacing a clutch on a 2002 Moto Guzzi V11 Scura? You explain things and show the work very well.
Well explained.
How about going over the real day to day differences between full fairing and naked (or standard) non-fairing bikes. Cold, weather, rocks, etc? Thanks for the vids
You should do a video about speedometer error and how your R6 didn’t really go 186 mph. We need a video like that to help educate the guys who can’t seem to understand this phenomenon.
I ran stock wet clutch on my Panigale V4S and then switched to dry clutch from V4R with open clutch cover. It sounds seriously angry, I think I am still getting used to it. On the track when you hang off in right hand corners you hear it a lot even with ear plugs. It does take some getting used to.
I love dry clutch over wet cloth. Good vid.
The video cover picture is just very catchy 👌
can you do a video on things to look for when buying a project bike ?
you should just do a 5 minute video of the Ducati dry clutch running :)
Hydrallic vs Cables clutches next please!
Great video! How about taking on handle bar vibration? Like on, say, an S1000XR!
Can you make a video describing the difference between a desmo and a conventional setup? Thank you!!!!
Great stuff
I'd be interested in video on the difference between a quick shifter and a normal shift.