If you've never done this job before and are up to the challenge...go read the manual first. You can get OEM parts or after market ones like EBC. They will need to soak overnight before you put them in. The main basket nut is a 22mm. It's usually torqued down pretty tight. In the absence of a clutch or flywheel holding tool, I have had success 1. By putting the bike in 1st gear and holding the back brakes down tightly while working on the basket main nut. 2. using a closed ended spanner on another nut just forward of the clutch basket that has a gear cog connected to the clutch basket. Careful placement allowed one force to work against the other. Voila!! Pay attention to the order in which you take parts off. Use a digital camera to log your process as reference.
Well that's my 2 bits
it is not that hard if you have the right tools.... make sure you loosen all of the pressure plate/center hub equally.. if you take one off at a time it dosent work so well. take them 1 or two turns at a time on each. then just slide them out and then make sure you have the new ones in order, steel friction steel friction or how ever they came out. then line them up and slide them in and put everything back together. not all that comlpicated but i would definitly get a manual for that and have a new clutch gasket ready for if you break the existing one. ride the bike for a little before you drain the oil just the get everything moving and it cleans every thing on the inside a little bit.
A few points that I dont see mentioned:
When you soak the new friction discs, use the same fluid that you run in the transmission. If you think you might do this more than once a year, get a tupperware container (or equivalent) lay the friction discs in ti (not stacked evenly) and pour enough oil in to cover them. You can seal this when you are done and keep it in the garage next to your bowl of filter oil.
I have heard it is best to lightly sand the steel plates to improve clutch performance. You should look into it if you are changing those.
Sometimes, the top and/or bottom friction disc is physically different from the rest. If it is, make sure the new set is the same.
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