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Auto clutches
« on: February 23, 2011, 03:19:23 am »
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.

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Re: Auto clutches
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2011, 08:04:27 am »
W T F ;D
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Re: Auto clutches
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2011, 10:57:35 am »
Hmmmmm. To "my" way of thinking, no - not EVER.

NOT ERA SPECIFIC
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Re: Auto clutches
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2011, 09:42:48 pm »
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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Re: Auto clutches
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2011, 10:42:30 pm »
My autos are era specific  ;D
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Re: Auto clutches
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2011, 11:06:24 pm »
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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Re: Auto clutches
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2011, 11:53:00 pm »
Quote from: Wasp on February 28, 2011, 10:55:10 pm
Ja mein Auto auch  ;D


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