SV1000 - What is clutch 'chudder'?

In this short video I try to show you what this 'clutch shudder' is.
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[@joonya4427]

I "love" all the attempts to diagnose the problem as something else, based on a video. I kinda think that Matt, who is actually riding the bike, and generally knows his stuff, is in the best position to diagnose the problem. Plus it's a known issue on the SV1000.

[@Soul_of_Mischief]

Mine rattles like a bag of spanners at low speed/gear. I just dip the clutch to smooth it out. Lucky I bought the bike off a friend who explained the judder or I’d have been taking it back! I’d like to fix it someday.

[@royalwessex1]

I'm really happy you made this video. My Bandit GSF 600 S behaves like an absolute knob head in first and second between 0-3k RPM unless you are accelerating. I put on a new chain and sprocket, serviced the bike myself and it had 19k miles on it. W reg - I can't for the life of me understand why and its annoying as hell. I did comment a few vids as Valkyrie but KZbin has fucked me over and kicked me out of my channel and I can't get back in as of yet but I felt like I needed to comment because this exact problem is really pissing me off

[@imagineaworld]

Woah youre actually riding!!!!!! I like it!!!!!!

[@CZ350tuner]

It's the result of the engine's flat spot, in the lower rev range, causing conflict between the rolling momentum of the gearbox and the fluctuating power pulses from the primary drive. The clutch is where the conflict occurs.

[@denisdavies5985]

Yup my Vstrom has the same issue in traffic. Thought is was Euro 3 fuelling. Thanks for this. Ride safe.

[@Aldant432]

Great video, explains the issue well. I've just bought a Yamaha 2006 FZ6, love the bike, but I noticed at low speeds around the streets it judders (chudders). I thought it may be the throttle body set up or some other fuel related problem, but like you say the bike accelerates strong with no issues. Of course I just changed the oil, so I may wait until I drop the oil next time and do the clutch then.

[@mcrande]

Beautiful area you were riding in

[@Soupy_loopy]

Dude i can't even stand to go under 4k rpm on my SV1000S. Above that it's all good and smooth

[@DoubleYouPee1]

Yeap, my SV1000 had the same. For me, accelerating from low rpm, around 3k rpm the entire bike vibrated through the pegs. You could hear it but also feel it.

[@buzzbravado7591]

Mines is the same. It has the modified basket but i think the hotter weather therefore thinner oil isnt helping soften the rattle.

[@JamesParus]

when i had TL1000 it was hard to drive at these low rpm's. You end up developing riding style where you pull the clutch, and also sometimes i did slow down against the throttle with rear brake, because doing it with throttle is so hard. Part of it is just the nature of this machine. Part was lean mixture. What i did was adjust TPS against the throttle turn by 1mm. So the TPS is off, but off to the rich side. It worked so much better i used that adjustment and never went back.

[@sirfaffalot9136]

I got the sharealike clutch basket mod done on my 2004 naked SV1k. Utterly transformed the bike. After balancing the throttle bodies and attending to the valve clearances, it's smooth as fuck now, for a V-Twin anyways.

[@empanada401]

You just need some Iridium Trioxide spark plugs to smooth out the idle.

[@K0nst4nt1n96]

Well nice video, im just starting to watch through your playlists :D As others describe there is a problem with play in the clutch basket but i had this go away with my Powercommander and a little bit richer mixture. you can now easily ride at 2000 rpm and have no jerking. Some say its because of the simple O2 Sensor regulation or desynced throttle bodies and what not.

[@adamnaperty]

That explains why my Sv1000 is jumping as if the tarmac was bumpy.Also while twisting the throttle tube it feels very harsh from 2 -3,500 rpm.Yep, it will have to be

[@Unfunny_Username_389]

I swear my zx9r does something very similar - almost like a bogging feeling, slight surging, etc. It happens around town - I can ride around it cos it's not overly pronounced - I change up or down a gear, or go a bit faster or slower in the same gear. I'm not methodical about it - I don't have one specific way of dealing with it. But because it's not too bad, it doesn't piss me off loads, and it can be minimised with a bit of faffing. Also, at idle, the clutch makes an audible rattle - again, nothing particularly obtrusive. But when the clutch lever is pulled in, it goes away.

[@sparehead1]

Go 2 teeth down on the front sprocket and 6 up on the back then wind up the idle to 5k rpm and pretend its a two stroke. FIXED!

[@MrDomo85]

My fz6 does this, wasn't sure if it was clutch or a bit shitty fueling but looking back at paperwork it's done 30k and still on original clutch so I might have a peek at that.

[@handsfree1000]

Changing the clutch might improve thing very slightly but the play in the clutch basket is there even on a new clutch. See video fro vloger sharealike. He explains Suzuki clutch problem and why it needs a modification to fix. Annoying I know, my Vstrom has exactly the same problem.