27 dollars for 10 ???...Plus you have to change out the springs to a stiffer version for whatever that costs ???...Are they "smokin crack" or what...lol.
I might have considered it for 20 dollars but 27 dollars is way out there when i can get the regular heavy duties for 7 to 8 bucks for 15...Especially since i tend to get about 3000 miles out of them and they were quick and easy to replace as well, no mussing, no fussing with springs etc...Just cant justify spending 27 bucks plus changing out springs and what they would also cost...No real return for money spent...DAMIEN
Dude, my bad- I mucked up my numbers...either way, I was on the same chain of thought as u when I first encountered the idea of forking out that kinda cash for clutch pads, but please do understand that RDM specialises in parts for people that actually race motorised bicycles ! And by that I mean proper grid-at-the-track racing and not hooning being clowns on the streets with your mates... so the parts they offer to the public are tested for the hard punishment under that sort of conditions.
For example, your typical off-Ebay made-in-China 2 stroke 'China doll' engine puts out 2 hp on a good day at sea level, now, these big-dollar RDM clutch pads are intended for custom engines built around a full-house CNC billet crankcase based on the China-doll and are usually hybrid-paired up with an existing known-brand iron sleeved cylinder so the parts are interchangeable due to the China-doll architecture that they share, but that's about all they have in common. Let me assure you the stock China doll parts such as clutch pads WILL NOT handle the power output of these billet block race engines that delivers anywhere from 7hp to 10hp on an average tune.....
Now using these RDM pads are indeed an overkill in a stock daily but when it comes to eliminating any chance of slipping, it's a no brainer.
My setup consist of a heavily ported cylinder with port height/timing adjusted for good bottom end torque delivery along with a 32 tooth cog at the back for top end speed, so clutch slip is unavoidable with stock pads, therefore I had no choice but to look into the heavy-dutiness of the tested-under-race-conditions parts to stop that clutch from slipping.
Just think for that $27 u get 10x pads and if u fit 5x each time, you get two installs (which probably lasts twice as long as a full set of 15x pads of the crap Chinese bad excuses) which works out to $13.50 each install. Mathematically compared to the $7-odd bucks you're paying for a set of slippin-all-day stock pads that last half the service period, it isn't really that costly for the excellent quality.
BTW, the RDM pads work beautifully on their own, I originally ordered the heavy duty spring just because I can not because I needed to...in another words - it isn't a necessity, I ended up fitting it just because I've already got it, so please don't have the impression that you need the spring for the pads to work. To be honest I'm kinda regretting fitting the spring as now it takes more effort to physically pull the lever in order to engage the clutch ! Lol
Hope that gives u a clearer idea behind these heavily-priced pads.
