OzVMX Forum
Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: Swiss on February 23, 2011, 03:19:23 am
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Hey Guys,
The AU mates seem the most Rabid of the Vintage era advocates. Certainly does get lots of print and yes I do understand why. Question is would a Vintage rider be able to use an Auto-clutch system? I know that handicapped people might be given a "pass" on running one, and as we get older sometimes some of that good clutch control might slip away (pun intended) with loss of grip strength or endurance. So could a rider use one of the newer systems and ride in Vintage? There really isn't a lot of performance advantage over a well used clutch, the ability to drop the bike and not stall it or stop in a crash or against another bike etc. and the engine continue to run so the rider isn't forced to restart a stalled engine.
Just a curiosity question. Yes, I have considered it for my Retro Honda XL350/486cc bike, but I don't actually race Vintage classes.
Swiss
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W T F ;D
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Hmmmmm. To "my" way of thinking, no - not EVER.
NOT ERA SPECIFIC
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If you used one with a lever over-ride, it would be very hard for anyone to know.
Not in the spirit of the era though - unless you adapted a centrifugal clutch from a Honda Z50 or something.
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My autos are era specific ;D
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isn't that why "hands on helmet" starts came & went,pre unit triumph boxes with slick shift clutches got neatly around that ;), :P
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Ja mein Auto auch ;D
Das ist vat du denkst.