Clutch Lockout

[2strokespirit]

I have my own shop in South Africa, being in this trade for a few years now and specializing in 2-strokes and 4 stroke. I dont have much experience with lockouts, but know what they're purpose are. The only weird thing to me is that a BIG atv shop now advertise them as a mod to reduce clutch slippage (which is true) AND to use it for shifting gears without using the clutch at full power????? Are this true, without an override? I want to purchase overrides and lockouts for my shop, but I have never used a lockout and now hear this ad, I even phoned them and they are importing the modquad lockouts, they say you can use the clutch when ever you want, but if you drag race, you just use the clutch to launch and then shifts without clutching and its save for the tranny WITHOUT a override???

Please, can I have some input on this??

Thanks

[bigboybanshee]

I ran a lockout on my bike last year with a stock transmission and had to slip the clutch between shifts. It didn't want to shift without it...Your thinking sounds right to me, you need the override for the clutch-less shifts. Lockout is to help prevent clutch slippage, override is for clutchless shifts, unless there is a new lockout on the market that does both. :shrug:

[dajogejr]

I ran a lockout on my bike last year with a stock transmission and had to slip the clutch between shifts. It didn't want to shift without it...Your thinking sounds right to me, you need the override for the clutch-less shifts. Lockout is to help prevent clutch slippage, override is for clutchless shifts, unless there is a new lockout on the market that does both. :shrug:

 

 

I agree 100%. One compliments the other...and each is needed.

[2strokespirit]

I agree 100%. One compliments the other...and each is needed.

 

 

So what you are saying is, that with a lockout alone (without an over ride), you will mess up your transmission, trying to shift under full power without using the clutch?

Thanks

[dajogejr]

So what you are saying is, that with a lockout alone (without an over ride), you will mess up your transmission, trying to shift under full power without using the clutch?

Thanks

 

Actually...since you put it that way...with our without a lockup, shifting a normal tranny without the clutch will damage it.

I'm sure a lockout will break something sooner only because it's putting more pressure on the clutch, therefore putting more pressure on the tranny.

 

But to be clear...shifting without the clutch on a normal tranny is asking for trouble.

[FireHead]

I agree 100%. One compliments the other...and each is needed.

Word.

[Bansh-eman]

Actually...since you put it that way...with our without a lockup, shifting a normal tranny without the clutch will damage it.

I'm sure a lockout will break something sooner only because it's putting more pressure on the clutch, therefore putting more pressure on the tranny.

 

But to be clear...shifting without the clutch on a normal tranny is asking for trouble.

i was going to say you will probly fold a fork