I hobbled out to the shop on my still sore feet and had a look into the clutch side as I planned. I drained the oil I just changed into two brand new, 4 quart Ziplock brand refegrator tubs. These are great. they are cheap, clean and reusable until I get sick of them. Like I said, I drained the oil and popped the lids on and set them asside for later. Like wise I drained the coolant (after removing the fairing of course) and pored that into a jug for later. Pulling the clutch cover was uneventful except I tore the gasket. I had a new one so it was OK. I had been able to save the old one before but this time it was not to be.

The anti-rattle gear was installed without spring tension. My bad! I could tell that this was making at least some of the racket since I could feel the slop and hear it as I moved it back and forth. Out it came and good riddance. I also pulled the clutch plates and checked the position of the judder spring and the condition of the plates. It is all good.

It sounds so much better. It still has a mechanical sound (A little like someone giggling change in their pocket) but it is a good sound. I can even hear the high pitch whirring common to the breed.

I got hearing aids yesterday (yes I am getting old) and I have been wearing them religiously. They take some getting used to because now I hear EVERYTHING! I had to pull them out of me ears to listen to the VTR because it was really too much. It is a lot like listening to the motor through the handle of a screw driver placed on the block. You really do hear everything.

One of the features of these hearing aids is they shut down when the sound gets too loud. When the sound gets loud enough to hurt it shuts off. I would rev the VTR and then hearing aids would shut off and then come back on as the revs fell. These things are necessary but they take some getting used to. I can hear myself talk. I can hear it when I scratch my head. I guess it is all the sounds I have been missing.