The price for good starts

[WET4URacing]

In order to get this with a tall 1st gear
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sometimes the clutch needs to be inspected and replaced before this happens.
1 race start too many, i stretched this clutch to 2 race meetings, lucky 4 me the race meeting was called off after 1 race(WP when ol mate had a heart attack at rnd 2)or i wooda been packin up early.
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[stetto]

dumb question but r u running a wet or dry clutch, and would the dry wear a lot faster doin race starts?

[WET4URacing]

dumb question but r u running a wet or dry clutch, and would the dry wear a lot faster doin race starts?
wet only 4me' if you find a dry clutch for anything you ever ride then prob worry about it then. you wont be worried

[stetto]

im not worried, im curious. I no my clutches r fine

[Naked Twin]

I thought you couldn't kill a wet clutch, well not at least in a couple of race meetings.

What is special about the clutches if anything you run? I thought the stock clutch was pretty tough

[WET4URacing]

I thought you couldn't kill a wet clutch, well not at least in a couple of race meetings.

What is special about the clutches if anything you run? I thought the stock clutch was pretty tough

If it was 110hp it prob would be ok for a long time. I usually replace most of the fibre & steel plates(kit fibres) after every meeting . Especially after broadford last yr coz there were 5 races.

[Naked Twin]

Paul for those of us who are not smart (me) the basic modern road bike from a 600 up that is less than 6 years old is punching well above 110, fuck I had an 03 GSXR1000 that punched out 148 at the rear wheel on the dyno 5 years ago (it was plated as a 600 but that is another story) it was a dead set wheelie machine. The lad who bought it off me who liked to wheelie, did the clutch after about 2 years and 40k.

It just seems such a short life even for a race bike. Are other lunatic racers having the same problem. I say lunatic in the nicest way possible other watching said lunatic on a zx7rr (got it right this time) demolish the field at OP a couple of years ago.

Maybe you should take it easy on the starts:p

[WET4URacing]

Paul for those of us who are not smart (me) the basic modern road bike from a 600 up that is less than 6 years old is punching well above 110, fuck I had an 03 GSXR1000 that punched out 148 at the rear wheel on the dyno 5 years ago (it was plated as a 600 but that is another story) it was a dead set wheelie machine. The lad who bought it off me who liked to wheelie, did the clutch after about 2 years and 40k.

It just seems such a short life even for a race bike. Are other lunatic racers having the same problem. I say lunatic in the nicest way possible other watching said lunatic on a zx7rr (got it right this time) demolish the field at OP a couple of years ago.

Maybe you should take it easy on the starts:p

did you read the 1st line of the thread???????????

its not a 7R gearbox its a kit g'box. 1st gear is used for more than just gettin off the line.

if i took it easy old boy butler would have something to tell the grandkids

[Naked Twin]

I did but how much more torque are we talking by going up in gearing. Clearly a taller gear puts more torque/ load but screw that many clutch replacements.

I don't know why you are worried about subtler, the way I hear you overtake you could just punt him off the road under yellow:p

[dadat178]

[QUOTE=if i took it easy old boy butler would have something to tell the grandkids[/QUOTE

He tells us (repeatedly) anyway, why dya post that first photo it will just encourage him :)

[WET4URacing]

I did but how much more torque are we talking by going up in gearing. Clearly a taller gear puts more torque/ load but screw that many clutch replacements.

I don't know why you are worried about subtler, the way I hear you overtake you could just punt him off the road under yellow:p

i didnt see #21 in the penality list, not guilty your honour

its that damn #30 i am tryin to get away from. we gotta keep steve on his toes , we dont want em to kurl up

[sbutler]

I gotta admit Paul never overtook me under yellows, But he did pretty much everywere else..:lmao:

[Birdman45]

Paul for those of us who are not smart (me) the basic modern road bike from a 600 up that is less than 6 years old is punching well above 110, fuck I had an 03 GSXR1000 that punched out 148 at the rear wheel on the dyno 5 years ago (it was plated as a 600 but that is another story) it was a dead set wheelie machine. The lad who bought it off me who liked to wheelie, did the clutch after about 2 years and 40k.

It just seems such a short life even for a race bike. Are other lunatic racers having the same problem. I say lunatic in the nicest way possible other watching said lunatic on a zx7rr (got it right this time) demolish the field at OP a couple of years ago.

Maybe you should take it easy on the starts:p


Dunno about that..... besides race 600's, most 600's over the last 4-5 years have been around 110-115h.p at the wheel and that's with pipes and mapping.