How hard is it to pull in clutch?

[roadie]

Looking at a 2017 Daytona with manual transmission and I was wondering how hard it is to pull in the clutch. Thinking about buying it for my wife and have not located any with a manual near by for her to check out.

[CA Railwhale]

The clutch is pretty heavy, but there is a vacuum assist that can be mounted for a couple of hundred bucks. There is an old thread that lists the parts needed and the repair order number for the dealer to look up. With the assist the clutch is very light while the engine is running.

[Peter Aawen]

If you're not sure about your wife being up to pulling the clutch in, why not try the 'electronic shifting & clutch operating' SE6 version?? It's EXACTLY the same manual gearbox, only its got a hydraulic clutch & that plus shifting is all activated by the 'flappy paddles' under your left thumb & forefinger electronically triggering solenoids - oh, and there's a 'failsafe' downshift for those times you might slow down too much for whichever (higher) gear you're in at the time! No worries with heavy pull manual clutches if you go that way!

[Chupaca]

Early models came with the assist but the later models it became a add on. The Idea is in slow traffic with lots of clutch work it makes is very soft but at speed it is normal and a bit heavier. Works much like the DPS but is nice. If you can test any /GS/RS through 2012 (for sure) you or both can see the difference. How heavy will be up to you or she to decide as for me with or without it is a light clutch...

[GOZFST]

Do NOT buy one without her trying it out. Everybody is different and what is easy for one person could be unbearable for your wife. I'd go with the SE5 or SE6. I had a 2008 GS with the SM5 and now a 2012 SE5, the SE5 is much nicer to ride in my opinion.

[Raprider]

I can't speak to the clutch on the Spyder, since my ST-S has the SE5, but I can say that I've been riding my Virago 750 quite a bit lately (practicing for my MSF RiderCoach training) and I definitely prefer the ease of the thumb shifter