Ray Connolly
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What's everyone's opinion on running one of these during a B1K event? Pretty reliable? Any problems during the race? Thoughts?
Thanks,
Thanks,
I am not real familiar with the Recluse. But don't some still have a clutch lever that you can still use if you want? Or is the clutch lever completely eliminated?
With the new style Rekluse's I cant see a disadvantage to using them. They lock in harder than any traditional clutch. You can still use the clutch lever if you want to slip the clutch. They still lock in for engine braking.
The downfall to the older systems was that they would free wheel in gear if you weren't under power. It made downhills scary without any engine brake
The downfall to the older systems was that they would free wheel in gear if you weren't under power. It made downhills scary without any engine brake
Along with this there was no bump starting the bike. If it was electric only, it was a real issue if the battery went dead. Then you are cutting barbwire out of a fence to make a jumper cable..........
Would I run a Rekluse in a Baja 1000? No. There isn't enough technical riding to make it worth taking the chance switching from stock.
Out riding in Utah we came across these two "old timers" in there 80's riding quads. We pulled up and asked them how they were doing and they told us they had a dead battery on one of the quads. My buddy had a bunch of bailing wire so we used it to jump the battery from one quad to the other. It worked and the wire did not heat up. !Barbwire, that's bloody brilliant! How long do you have to let it cool before you can remove it?![]()