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Taffy

Taffy

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g'day!

clake: the aussie outfit
the wunder from down under!
http://www.clake.com.au/

is anyone using it or a similar system?

I think there used to be an Austrian system a few years ago called the 'Kunz' didn't there?

regards

Taffy
 
Fwiw My friend Ross Taylor swears by them, he took out the Aussie S1 title last year and is currently leading the Queensland c'ship. Even though he is a talented rider and possess mad bike control skills it amazes me how much control he was on slicks, on hard pack with pea gravel surface. Don't even start on single trail..... Man it's embarrassing damn he is fast on slicks :shock: having both feet planted on the pegs not worrying about the rear brake obviously has its benefits. Think back to the days when you rode a pushie and how much control you had with the rear brake on the bars. I would buy one but for me it would be just superfluous bling, my skill is nowhere near needing one of those jiggers.
 
a few years ago a German did it first. I don't think he would be the first to 'THINK' of the idea but he might be the first to do anything about it!

inventing or being the first to make something requires that you were in the right place at the right time.

regards

Taffy
 
As I understand it, if you can get to Melbourne, he'll fit it for you and spend time with you setting it up and riding and more or less offers a money back guarantee. I've been tempted.
 
420 different cam profiles. It's a moneymaking dream come true and a tuner's freaking nightmare.
 
If I ever win the lottery, I might try one of these, they look great. Unfortunately, I can't see spending a little over 1/10th the total purchase price of the bike on a double master cylinder and some fancy cam pieces. It seems like a great idea, with a huge price that is completely out of the range of most riders.
 
the whole thing seems to elaborate.

by the way, in one of the links it mentions that you can't get the strength in using your thumb. using the original 9.5mm piston this is true but if you go to 10.5mm piston M/C then it almost becomes overbraked.

the cheapest option is actually to go to a rekluse and have a LHRB conversion done!

regards

Taffy
 
I have been using a Clake for about four years, I have had it on an FE600(98), a ktm300 and now a beta450rr. It has been the same one I have changed over some cams to tune it to the different bikes, but that was way cheaper than getting three different reckluses. I did struggle a little when I have ridden with a reckuse( i am not the best rider) as it did not have an accurate feel, the clutch on the Clake was light to use and precise. As for all the different cams I only needed a few, but if you were taking it of a Ducatti and puting it on a 250 MX or a KTM adventurer the range you would start from would change.
 
I need to ride a bike equipped with the Rekluse clutch. So far, I just can't understand the reason everyone likes these so much. Anyone want to let me try out their bike with the Rekluse setup on it so I can experience what the big deal is about this setup before I spend money to get one?
 
Taffy said:
by the way, in one of the links it mentions that you can't get the strength in using your thumb. using the original 9.5mm piston this is true but if you go to 10.5mm piston M/C then it almost becomes overbraked.
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The 9.5mm piston indeed may not work for a thumb brake, but the 10.5mm piston would be even harder to activate. I have found that going to a smaller piston MC in my LHRB setups greatly reduces the effort required to manipulate the rear brake.
 
but they start with a 9.5mm and you pull the lever back to the bars?

oh well! 8O 8O

Taffy
 
I can't believe that with a little imagination a second master cylinder can't be mounted up on the left bar whether it be infield of the bar ends I know not.

my biggest difficulty is using the brake when I stand back on the footrests. to really get the power down, and what with my own personal power versus weight going the wrong way I have to stand back on the pegs and the faster you go the less time you have to change things.

just remember folks: you don't have to pull the clutch in at the same time when you brake. so it's possible to have a handlebar mounted brake and clutch working totally separately.

as a rule we all ride at a speed that means that whatever we screw up or come upon: we can get out of it!

yet I can't say that! thus my original question!

I know that if I set my footrests back 2" I would be comfortable. so to that end I'm going to have a set of Donksworks footpegs made! adjusting the two pedals for testing will be a doddle.

now where are those knackered old pegs I once saw in the corner!

regards

Taffy
 
I'm trying to learn to ride my Scorpa atm. One of the nice things for me is the pegs being say 1/2 way from a normal peg position and pillion pegs which seems to be a trials bike norm. For standing, its much better, and of course I can't sit on it anyway unless stationary. FWIW, your foot position is determined by your instep, so widening the pegs rearwards has benefits and is simple enough to do with an old peg cut in two.

Done here on the missus KLX:

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And more extreme on my 501, moved the whole platform. Of course you've seen this one before Taff:

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Husaberg designed the 'roll' up the side of the frame and over the seat how it is on purpose and I have to say that it is brilliant!

if you can imagine riding and losing your balance: you throw yourself away from the bike to counteract it and all that is keeping you on the bike are the grippy pegs and the shape of your leg going up the bike and bracing you. for me it is like a glove.

I rode down in Devon a year ago last weekend and I saw this hedge that had been trimmed up to about 5' and then allowed to grow wild like a palm tree. so I rode for about 400 yards with the bike under the foilage and me outside it being hit by ruts, wet slime, whoops the lot. it really is a great part of the design....

regards

Taffy
 

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