In regards to the Auto clutch?.?each to their own?
IMHO: They are a fantastic bit of kit especially when the going gets rough and tough. They have the ability engage, disengage and slip with a precise & controlled amount of pressure all the time every time. This is far better than any human hand could do in the nastiest of terrain due to the bumping and thrashing that the bike does in these circumstances. It inspires confidence to stand rather than sit, I know that once I am standing on a rutted out hill climb my left hand is purely there to stop me from flying off the back hehehehe (what clutch?
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You modulate the engagement pressure and speed by how hard you twist the throttle at low rpm, once engaged it is locked on as a normal clutch of not harder depending on the weight of the balls. The quicker you pull the harder the balls fly out up the ramps and the harder it clamps on the clutch pack. The only diff really is at low rpm where it has the ability to slip near idle, it then progressively engages up to about 1200 ish rpm untill it is fully locked, basically what you would do normally anyway on a stand still take off with a manual clutch. You would think that the big K5?s gearbox could handle some low rpm slippage and probably no more punishment than a precision fanning or quick stab of standard clutch lever. If anything it doesn?t allow you to stab at the clutch too violently and blip it too hard on the Tranny.
The worst thing would be the slipping of the clutch pack if you are in too higher gear. This situation would actually limit the amount of torque given to the tranny by the slipping of the clutch pack. In this situation the tranny would be protected but the shelf life of the clutch pack will surely be diminished.
BTW I?m with Danger on that one; I don?t think he meant any disrespect??.but ?kids bike?
hehehehe that was a close call.
Hope you have the goods to get the Rekluse Z-Start pro going mate (bring on the best of both worlds I say with full manual override when needed one minute and ?Kids bike? the next
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Cheers
Dan