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Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts!
Posted by 'orton1966' on 18 Aug 2016 @ 19:28

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I don't blame people for being tight lipped about advantages they've found but this did appeal to my HOW mentality!

I'm not really up on the Honda rules but isn't the clutch "any shoe and spring" type? Must be used "as supplied". Please correct me on any of this!

So the above means, no mixing and matching of parts across different models or makes of clutch, so you can't use the lightest shoes you can find, with the lightest drum to reduce inertia. But you could weight the different types and find the lightest, plus you need to know where that weight is, as inertia is effected how far mass is away from the centre of rotation, so the lightest might not have least inertia!

The you could try using the smallest clutch sprocket you can find, firstly the clutch drum will have less inertia but also you'll use a smaller rear sprocket for the same effective gear, reducing inertia in the axle assembly and a smaller chain....you've got it!!!

The could you mess with engagement speed, must be engaged at 2500 rpm but how engaged is engaged and how can it be tested. If pulling forward is sufficient at 2500, you could play wth combinations of springs, attachment points to do just enough to satisfy that bum at full throttle will slip until slight higher revs! Anyone tried different shoes on different settings I.e. One coming in a bit earlier than the other to give a softer engage.

Anyway, not trying to be a spoiler, just thinking through some of the clutch comments and asking myself, what I'd try!

Message Thread:

It's all in the clutch by 'd-i-y71' (17 Aug 2016 @ 15:39)

Re: It's all in the clutch by 'playnotwork' (18 Aug 2016 @ 9:57)

Re: It's all in the clutch by 'd-i-y71' (18 Aug 2016 @ 10:28)

Re: It's all in the clutch by 'Knighty' (18 Aug 2016 @ 11:40)

Re: It's all in the clutch by 'd-i-y71' (18 Aug 2016 @ 12:18)

Re: It's all in the clutch by 'Knighty' (18 Aug 2016 @ 12:56)

Re: It's all in the clutch by 'lollipop' (18 Aug 2016 @ 17:01)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'orton1966' << You are here!

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'orton1966' (19 Aug 2016 @ 7:19)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'Knighty' (19 Aug 2016 @ 8:41)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'orton1966' (19 Aug 2016 @ 8:49)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'AndyOxfordshire' (19 Aug 2016 @ 9:00)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'Knighty' (19 Aug 2016 @ 9:02)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'orton1966' (19 Aug 2016 @ 9:32)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'trying hard' (24 Aug 2016 @ 22:41)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'd-i-y71' (19 Aug 2016 @ 9:32)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'Knighty' (19 Aug 2016 @ 9:43)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'd-i-y71' (19 Aug 2016 @ 9:56)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'Knighty' (19 Aug 2016 @ 10:22)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'd-i-y71' (19 Aug 2016 @ 11:40)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'Knighty' (19 Aug 2016 @ 12:00)

What makes me laugh! by 'orton1966' (19 Aug 2016 @ 10:31)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'orton1966' (19 Aug 2016 @ 9:57)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'd-i-y71' (19 Aug 2016 @ 11:01)

Re: It's all in the clutch...thoughts! by 'Knighty' (19 Aug 2016 @ 11:09)

tkm clutch perceived wisdom by 'orton1966' (19 Aug 2016 @ 11:54)

Re: tkm clutch perceived wisdom by 'd-i-y71' (19 Aug 2016 @ 12:26)

Re: tkm clutch perceived wisdom by 'Knighty' (19 Aug 2016 @ 12:37)

Re: tkm clutch perceived wisdom by 'orton1966' (19 Aug 2016 @ 13:08)

Re: tkm clutch perceived wisdom by 'orton1966' (19 Aug 2016 @ 13:10)

Re: tkm clutch perceived wisdom by 'd-i-y71' (19 Aug 2016 @ 13:21)

Re: tkm clutch perceived wisdom by 'Knighty' (19 Aug 2016 @ 13:33)

Re: tkm clutch perceived wisdom by 'orton1966' (19 Aug 2016 @ 14:33)

Re: tkm clutch perceived wisdom by 'gashead' (22 Aug 2016 @ 11:59)

Re: tkm clutch perceived wisdom by 'orton1966' (22 Aug 2016 @ 19:43)

Re: tkm clutch perceived wisdom by 'Bobster' (20 Sep 2016 @ 10:02)

Re: tkm clutch perceived wisdom by 'Knighty' (20 Sep 2016 @ 10:34)

Re: tkm clutch perceived wisdom by 'Bobster' (20 Sep 2016 @ 11:54)

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