Well it's a new year, and my and my wife's New Years resolution is to budget more carefully. In that vein, I am researching some upcoming maintenance/repairs that Erni ('94 r1100rs) will need. One is definitely a new clutch/clutch repair. Let me preface this by saying I know nada about clutches. Well I mean I know how it works in theory, but I've never seen one taken apart or done it myself.
I have to be really careful with my throttle, especially in fifth gear, to avoid slipping the clutch, and I've noticed that this is only getting worse despite my care. I also bet that my commute riding doesn't help, as I often end up in stop and go traffic on route 50 which requires using a lot of clutch control.
I'm guessing that this means I need to replace my clutch plates. A friend at Bobs told me to expect about 1k for this type of repair, but I don't remember if he was talking just new parts or new parts and labor. Looking at Beemer boneyard I see a range of 150-400 for a clutch assembly, but I'm guessing there will be a bunch of little incidental parts that need to be replaced as well.
Beyond just the parts- anyone have insight as to what level of repair this will be? I Clymer-speak: we talking 3 wrenches of 5? Anyone willing to help?