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The design of the spring pack providing torsional compliance within motorcycle clutch assemblies is often determined from the mean torque and a factor to allow for torque fluctuations. While this approach may work for many applications the selected spring rates can sometimes cause a driveline resonance within the operating speed range with major implications for NVH. For motorcycle engines it is also often impossible to select a spring rate low enough to shift the resonance below the operating speed range due to the requirement to transmit torques under steady load and transient events within tight spring package constraints. This paper demonstrates the approach of using a linear frequency domain analysis to model the entire driveline, from the crankshaft to the bike mass, to provide a relatively quick assessment of the driveline torsional vibration and assess potential design solutions.