Carbed M750 VS M900

[koko64]

Howie, do you have a view to the relative smoothness of your 750 compared to your big bore?

[Howie]

The wet clutch on the 750 has a smoother, more consistent engagement and will stand up better to nubee abuse.   Supposedly less strength needed, though I don't see much of a difference on the 750.  Noticeable on the 600 and 620 though.  The only real negative is they are more prone to clutch drag when cold.  Gotta say I do love my dry clutch though.

[koko64]

Thanks.
Did you find the motor smoother than the big bore? DP didnt, but a few blokes have told me they found the 750 a particularly sweet and smooth engine with less lumpiness than the 900.
I love how easy the dry clutch is to work on. The one M1000 I have ridden was quite smooth. You could sense substantial crank mass smoothing things out.
I wonder if riders notice a difference between the small and large alternator 750 models with the difference in crank weight ?

[Howie]

Smoother at lower RPMs, over all I think my 1000 is smoother.  Of course, tune makes a big difference

[the_Journeyman]

The wet clutch on the 750 has a smoother, more consistent engagement and will stand up better to nubee abuse.   Supposedly less strength needed, though I don't see much of a difference on the 750.  Noticeable on the 600 and 620 though.  The only real negative is they are more prone to clutch drag when cold.  Gotta say I do love my dry clutch though.

I had a 900SS dry and the clutch was I guess 'snappier' than the wet clutch on my M750.  Also, I've got 45,000 miles on the original M750 clutch and I was putting a clutch pack in the 900SS at 18,000 miles.  So they seems to be some wear differences for sure.  I can't rule out rider error, but I'm 39 and have been driving with a clutch since 12 years old so I've not a clutch idiot.

Tune does make a difference, my M750 was jerky at slow speeds, the 900 was not, but some carb adjustments on the M750 really cleaned up the slow speed stuff.  Sure it was definitely slower than the 900, but the M750 properly set up is pretty pretty much a smooth puller from twist to redline.

JM

[koko64]

The 900 won

[Nibor]

Hahaha it certainly did 😁 You're more than welcome for a ride regardless!

Having come from a vtr250, as long as she's got plenty of experience under her belt, the step to the 900 is really not that much more than that it the 750. Either way, she will adapt as she goes, it's human nature.

I would have thought the 750 would be ample for dirt/rough roads, you wouldn't really be using the extra few ponies on the brown stuff?

[koko64]

I was looking at 750's, but this one came up and it's like an old friend since I have done so much work on it. It seemed inevitable as if fate had taken hold as she just kept coming back to me.
I could see my daughter on a 620 or 750 and you're right, the VTR250 will be plenty for quite awhile.
About time we got an update on nugget.