What did you do to your bike today?

snowflake

snowflake

I don't really think I ride hard enough to break one, I seem to remember one in a 04 CRF250R making clutch pull extremely hard with the stock cable set up even though its supposed to retain full manual clutch functionality with the cheater aspect of the auto clutch thrown in
 
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ossagp

I don't think you will break the Zstart Pro either. I don't think the Core is as strong, and eliminates some plates and has me thinking it may not stand up to as much as the Ztart, though you are going to be busy for awhile, setting up the Zstart.
 
2Wheels

2Wheels

The ball ramp design in the older core/exp was a bit of a miss I think, and rather expensive to replace. The newer Teflon wedge system seems to be a bit more
predictable (less moving parts) but anyone's guess how long those will hold up. Still don't like the aspect of not being able to bump start. Which unfortunately I have needed to do on both of my last outings on the YZF. On both occasions same scenario, starts up easy one two kicks. Ride a bit and then no start. Kick sixty x nothing.
Bump start lights it up, then ride some more and all successful subsequent attempts to start are back one two kicks. sounds like I new to pull the carb, but once again glad the rek was not present or id still be kicking.
 
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ossagp

The z startpro we have has a ball ramp system, seems totally bullet proof, but not too easy the first time you do one. The core that I have is a drop in that is as easy as changing a set of plates. As I mentioned before, if you can adjust a clutch cable you can get one to bump start. Very simple with the Core. So don't be scared!!
 
snowflake

snowflake

Ordered oil, manuals, a few odds an ends, so for those of you who have been here long enough to remember, that little red bike I have should be back together this winter. I ordered a manual for KX (paper) now I just need to pick up the top end pieces from my man in ABQ.
Looks like no snowboarding trips for me this winter, got motorcycles to build. Then Bronco, then 89 F150, then Sandrail, hopefully the smurfs cooperate
 
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ossagp

snowflake:
I don't really think I ride hard enough to break one, I seem to remember one in a 04 CRF250R making clutch pull extremely hard with the stock cable set up even though its supposed to retain full manual clutch functionality with the cheater aspect of the auto clutch thrown in
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The reason for the hard pull gets pretty obvious when you start the installation and realize how that autoclutch accomplishes it's goals. using the clutch in it's manual mode is NOT why I mentioned reliability, again my concerns being with the core series of autoclutches and not the zstart pro.
 
2Wheels

2Wheels

ossagp:
if you can adjust a clutch cable you can get one to bump start. Very simple with the Core. So don't be scared!!
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Ah yeah.. I remember you saying that once before and I kind of glazed over trying to figure how adjusting my cable is going to close the gap created by the rekluse pack.
 
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ossagp

No gap is created by the rekluse clutch. simply, when you install the core auto clutch you replace some of the existing plates with the rekluse. it comes in it's simplest form as a plate more than 1/4" thick, and some clutch springs to replace the stockers with. So out come 3 frictions and corresponding driven plates and in goes the "thick one". Now you tighten up the clutch cable until you have no play and then tighten it until you can idle the engine, in gear without it moving. It took about 5 turns before i was happy with the way it engaged. I am assuming that was the "gap" you were talking about, and it is created by adjustment. If you havent figured out how the plate increases in width and contacts the other plates as the rpm increases let me know. If you haven't figured out now that if you back off the cable (remember i said it took about 5 turns past tight?) so it feels like a regular(slightly stiffer) manual clutch, let me know.


Go take a look on the products page at Rekluse if you want to see the differences in what they offer now.
 
snowflake

snowflake

Spent the weekend riding bikes in Albuquerque
Rode out at the end of southern till the sun went down
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Then we went and rode Cedro Peak
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This picture from the bottom scarcely tells how gnarly of a descent we just made, steep single track with lots of rock ledges and switch backs, somehow theres a rolled Ford Ranger about 1/4 of the way down
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Going Home
 
snowflake

snowflake

picked up some tools for both bikes too (flywheel pullers and legit clutch holders, which could just as easily be made with an old steel plate and a welder)
 
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