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rekluse clutch what is it all about?

The clutch is stall proof. At anytime you can mash the brake and lock up the track and the bike will not die. You can also roll on the gas and tractor around in a lower gear than you normally would with the stock clutch since the stock clutch would require some feathering to keep it alive. You can also shift up and down without lever pull (I know plenty of guys who do that without the Rekluse, I'm not one of them). Basically if you never wanted to touch your lever again you could. Many people ditch the lever completely and convert it to a rear brake handle for the summer.

In the winter they are a nice luxury, but in the dirt it is the most badass mod you can do to your bike. #1 on my mod list for any summer bike from now on. Worth every penny for the Core EXP 3.0 in the gnarly dirt and single track. Some of us think the Rekluse robs a HP or 2, but nobody has proven it yet.
 
Correct. The only thing you can't do is bump start the bike but with the new adjustment knob on the hydraulic clutch units you can adjust the free play gain to bring the clutch back to "stock". On the older 2.0' non-hydraulics you have to lay the bike over, take off the clutch plate, and adjust the lockout there to convert back to stock.
 
or you can just know to ride a bike ;)

rush also drives a auto minivan, so the bike is a bit overwhelming :)

There is always one of you smartasses in the group... usually stuck in the rock field at the bottom talking about how Rekluses are worthless. :D

A minivan? What? My bike hauler is a 454 Vortec 4 door GMC. And yes, I have a gas getter Honda for my 90 mile work commute... you'd be stupid not to. It's clutched!
 
There is always one of you smartasses in the group... usually stuck in the rock field at the bottom talking about how Rekluses are worthless. :D

A minivan? What? My bike hauler is a 454 Vortec 4 door GMC. And yes, I have a gas getter Honda for my 90 mile work commute... you'd be stupid not to. It's clutched!
hahaha. nice. i swore you had some sweet honda hauling your bike around in the summer.

hell, i dont even make it to the hill, im usually broke down in the shop. saves a lot on fuel money.
 
haha, enduro cross and snowbike are two WAY different riding programs! i guess i just haven't found keeping control over the engine is nearly as hard on snow as with a wheel.. low speed wheel your hunting for traction especially over roots and rocks so your spinning then grabbing where as snow is a lot more consistent so you wont get the spin then grab and stall like you do on dirt.
 
Wheel House- You are 100% correct two different styles of riding. The point that I'm trying to make is when you say "or you can just know to ride a bike". It comes off as if you are saying, that if you use a Rekluse you don't know how to ride. I know a lot of very good riders that use a Rekluse because it works so well in all conditions. The reason I would use one is because of the lack of clutch feel through my thick winter gloves. Us older guys have to wear thick gloves to keep are hands warm and it makes the clutch lever hard to feel.:face-icon-small-hap
 
I mainly just like to trash talk rush is why i said it :)

It is very true, the glove selection for snow biking is really critical, clutch feel is hard to do, i only dirt bike bare handed in the summer as I cannot stand my gloves slipping around causing wrecks due to loss of control. so i definitely appreciate that struggle. im surprised i don't see most guys wiring up heated grips, that is my biggest dislike of the bikes i have ridden. especially without hand guards. i lose feeling in my hands so fast with no bonus bar heat! but i refuse to wear massive gloves and cant feel the bars in the first place

I guess as someone who logs big miles in the summer i feel like i barely use the clutch in the snow. heck, i built a few homemade kits without brakes and i don't even miss them.
 
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Stronger grip, last longer? I dont understand what the hype is, can someone fill me in please, i am sure they are a good product just wondering why.

I love mine i have a 2012 WR450 with it and other mods

I can't think of ever riding snow with out one your to busy have a kickass time and not having to worry about stalling or changing gears its worth every penny.

When your climbing a powder hill and you don't need to worry about missing a gear and or stalling out makes it a load more fun and coming to a stop in second gear or 3rd and having the bike sit there and idle and then just take off its just fun as fun
 
recluse slippery slope

I don't have one on my snowbike, nada on the wr. seems unnecessary. I bought one of the first ones made and its sill slipping on my yz. the new ones are W A Y better than the original versions and what you might have experienced with one 10 years ago. big bore mx dirt bikes with few mods being ridden in the woods a few years back benefited a lot with a relcluse, saved a lot of untimely engine stalls and rider embarrassment.

the snowbike track drivetrain is like having a 10ft 50 lb trailtech flywheel so engine stalling is not as big and issue out on the snow as the older mx 4 strokes that drove pilgrims crazy trying to negotiate tight woods trails and engine stalls.

so the reluse on the snowbike is like having a hot tub, not one of lifes necessities but can get to be a habit.
 
Different strokes for different folks.

They are stall proof. They can make you lazy (with using a clutch lever). They are easy. They can creep when idling. They will keep the bike running in a tip over. They are hard to start in gear. They are expensive.

The people that have them like them.

Me...not so much. I am a bike guy and can work the clutch lever fine. It takes some of the fun out of the "bike" thing.

Most of our Priest Lake group that has had them no longer does.

Some still swear by them. Kinda like a Harley rider. If you spend big $$ on something it has to be great or you look bad.
 
Yah might not be for me, for me i like banging the rock crusher in my 69 camaro, the auto in my 72 cutlass not so much. For me there is a little thrill factor when i have to get on it and dump the clutch
 
At 900 bucks, it's probably an upgrade that I'll never do, but I'd guess that 90% of my tipovers are due to stalling the engine in slow speed tight turns. I turned up the idle on my bike and I've gotten better at keeping her moving in tight turns, but I still stall and fall occasionally, which my sled buddies find very entertaining.
 
At 900 bucks, it's probably an upgrade that I'll never do, but I'd guess that 90% of my tipovers are due to stalling the engine in slow speed tight turns. I turned up the idle on my bike and I've gotten better at keeping her moving in tight turns, but I still stall and fall occasionally, which my sled buddies find very entertaining.

629$ for mine 2012 wr450
 
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