Brand choice of clutch plates and fibers.

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Edited Date/Time 5/21/2014 9:38am
I just fried the clutch on my '13 KTM450sxf and wondering if any of you guys have brands you recommend. I have tried Tusk before and worked well on my RMZ but terrible in my YZF.
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Johnston1 5/18/2014 10:03pm
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I've found stock works the best and the 14 inner hub cuz me and a few buddies had our stock 13 hubs break on us
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motomike894 5/19/2014 4:34am
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I'd stick with oem if possible, Hinson would be next choice.

Cheaper ones never work for me.
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CarlinoJoeVideo 5/19/2014 7:47am
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I replaced mine with stock also.
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crashnburn11 5/19/2014 12:00pm
5/19/2014 12:00pm Edited Date/Time 5/19/2014 12:00pm
I try to stick with stock or Pro-X. I have used barnett before without issues too though.

The Yamaha OEM kit is cheaper than most of the aftermarket ones anyways. Not sure what KTM's pricing is like
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BAMX 5/19/2014 1:12pm
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Buy KG...They make the majority of the OEM plates.
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MXVet261 5/20/2014 7:00pm
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This is going to sound like blasphemy as I was a die-hard "only OEM" guy for many many years too.

But I was in a pinch several years ago and tossed a TUSK clutch in my 450 from RockymountainMC. It worked great and I never had any trouble. Since then I've used them in several other bikes as well, ranging from 125's to 450's.
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Jakes Dad 5/21/2014 9:38am
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I've paid 3 times the cost of a Tusk for OEM in Jake's 125's it didn't make a difference, about 6-8 hours on average. Found a guy on ebay that has a plain label setup with steel plates for $47 for springs and everything. About every 25 hours or so I'll buy ProX hub and pressure plate cheap about $35 each this does give it a better feel and he doesn't have to adjust the clutch as much during a race or normal hard riding.

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