Ok, I posted back a while ago that I was going to give this a go... and I did it.
It's a really easy mod and it works a treat.
First up, the clutch basket and clutch plates etc are EXACTLY the same so it's only the hat , push piece and the slipper mechanism that you need.
The onlly custom mod you need is to grind a tiny bit of the webbing out of the back of the K2 cover as the adjuster in the middle of the push piece is a bit long and hits the webbing.
Even if I am not doing your mod my K2 will very soon see a slipper clutch coming. I just love the way the slipper function smoothes out the ride when going a little fast in the lower gears.
BUt one problem, now you have to pull the whole clutch cover off just to adjust the clutch, that sucks. Think you can modify the stock cover to accept that same screw off cover that is on the K5 since this adjustment usually needs to be carried out every 1000 miles or so.
On the k1 thru k4 the adjustment is on the sprocket cover, you could do minor adjustments there. I'm intersted in doing this mod also, could you list the exact parts you need from the dealer to do this.
I'll try and get around to working out the parts by part number this week.
I'll price up a clutch cover too so I can adjust it regularly.
It works awesome, come into a roundabout wahck it down 2 gears and just let the clutch out. No wiggles, no big engine revs just smoot entry ready for a power slide/ wheelie on the way out
nicely done i was skeptical at first why you were doing this when you first posted but since it worked out fine its a great mod to try on the 1st gen 1k
another thing that would work for anyone looking to race or just get stronger case covers is to just buy aftermarket ones and stick those on. depending on the inside you might have to go for a different year but im sure it wouldnt be too hard to retrofit. thats what im gonna do after xmas.
Any luck with getting the part numbers together for exactly what you purchased? There is a fair amount of small parts when looking at the microfiche that i dont know if i should buy or not. Probably does not amount to much but just want to make sure because they mostly have different numbers and the parts guy thinks i am out to lunch so i doubt that i will be able to return the stuff that is not needed.Thanks.