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Hi skipperT. Yes the noise is much less. There is still some noise when idling in neutral, but this is minimal. The Hinson rubbers were a snug fit into drive gear, so now there is no play. Word is the Yamaha OEM rubbers tend to shrink with oil & heat cycles as opposed to actually wearing. Although many have said this does not cause any problems & is not a reliability issue, I think that this accelerates wear in the back retainer plate. Other photos on this post clearly show wear from the fretting caused by this backlash in the clutch. This cannot be good long term going through the lubrication system of the engine. I also replaced the chain & sprockets at the same time, this was another source of noise. Put on a Scottoiler as well. Do this with all my bikes. I will post some pictures of that in the coming days. It's a stealth install.

Hi All. I just purchased an MT09 Tracer (New Zealand market) & was horrified at the noise coming from the clutch. It was particularly bad at idle in neutral, but would disappear when the clutch was pulled in. It was also noisy when riding at low throttle / load cruising. Glad I found this website & this post albeit quiet old. However the information is still relevant as there are still plenty of bikes with this issue. I opted to use M7 x 1 countersunk cap screws & the Hinson CU216 cushion rubber kit. The cap screws came off Ebay as these were not available locally. Were made in China, but seemed good quality. I understand blue Loctite is more oil resistant so went with that, although most grades would probably work. The consequences of a fastener coming out would be possibly fatal to an engine. I would not be keen on using a course thread such as UNC or machining heads down on bolts to clear the oil pump chain. Fine threaded bolts are better at staying tight & the 6mm hole from the OEM rivet is perfect tapping size for M7 x 1