• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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First Ride with Rekluse impressions from a Novice point of view

Par4

Par4

Husqvarna
A Class
I installed a Core exp into my 2011 txc 250 friday evening, and took it to my favorite singletrack trail system Saturday morning for testing. The weather was perfect and the trails were dry but not dusty. I completed 26 miles of tight singletrack, and about 15 miles of twotrack in 3 hours, versus 5.5 hours the week before without the Rekluse. I used way less energy riding with the Rekluse and could have went another 10 miles without much trouble. I was amazed at how much easier difficult climbs became, and how I could ride almost everything one gear higher. As a 42 year old, slow novice rider, I have to say that I will never ride without one of these clutches again. It allowed me to concentrate on my line more and focus further ahead on the trail when encountering obstacles. In my opinion if tight singletrack is your game this clutch is required equipment.
 
I sure like mine and agree its less work to ride now. Just put a LHRB on and found the only time I use it is steep down hills, its perfect for that. Allows me to keep my feet firmly on both pegs when I need too.

Im old too, perfect tool for us old farts!
 
Bill Parr said:
... I have to say that I will never ride without one of these clutches again....
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I agree 100%. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be a Rekluse option for the TE449/TE511 which is a deal breaker for me. They are going really cheap here in Australia at the moment and I would love to get one, but I have to have a rekluse IMO.

If you don't already have a left hand rear brake (LHRB) I would highly recommend you get one too. Most useful on steep downhills, but also great in single for staying on the pegs and backing the rear wheel into corners. I love it!
 
Bill and Mr Sportz,

I am going to blame it fully on you when explaining to my wife why I just put an $800 clutch in my bike...of course,I will wait for this basket to go out first.
 
ascribner said:
Bill and Mr Sportz,

I am going to blame it fully on you when explaining to my wife why I just put an $800 clutch in my bike...of course,I will wait for this basket to go out first.
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Ain't that tha truth.. I kinda see the Rekluse as an expensive luxury and not a necessity. Tough enough explaining to the wife why I need a dirt bike. Another for explaining the money needed to get the bike running proper and misc. fixes/upkeep. I've grown so accustomed to using the clutch when I need to and knowing when the bike will stall that I don't really see it feasible from my point of view with cost and installation.. But each to their own!
 
henson802 said:
Ain't that tha truth.. I kinda see the Rekluse as an expensive luxury and not a necessity. Tough enough explaining to the wife why I need a dirt bike. Another for explaining the money needed to get the bike running proper and misc. fixes/upkeep. I've grown so accustomed to using the clutch when I need to and knowing when the bike will stall that I don't really see it feasible from my point of view with cost and installation.. But each to their own!
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Given all that these devices take away from the default behavior of bike, such as parking your bike on an incline, it is not a luxury ...

EDIT: I post alot of pic of my ~stock Huskies ... You don't really have to spend on these bikes alot to get performance .... Its in there and these bikes are not xr200s ...

Accustomed to using a clutch? That's called riding the bike ...

Arctra said:
If you don't already have a left hand rear brake (LHRB) I would highly recommend you get one too. Most useful on steep downhills, but also great in single for staying on the pegs and backing the rear wheel into corners. I love it!
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Yep, you need this LHRB to stop the bike from rolling backwards on any uphill when the bike dies because, with the clutch disengaged, you roll backwards immediately ... Can this behavior somehow be adjusted out of the clutch?
 
Arctra said:
I agree 100%. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be a Rekluse option for the TE449/TE511 which is a deal breaker for me. They are going really cheap here in Australia at the moment and I would love to get one, but I have to have a rekluse IMO.

If you don't already have a left hand rear brake (LHRB) I would highly recommend you get one too. Most useful on steep downhills, but also great in single for staying on the pegs and backing the rear wheel into corners. I love it!
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EFM makes one for the 449/511 but you have to send the basket and it is not reversible. I hear that work very well.

http://www.efmautoclutch.com/
 
ray_ray said:
Given all that these devices take away from the default behavior of bike, such as parking your bike on an incline, it is not a luxury ...

EDIT: I post alot of pic of my ~stock Huskies ... You don't really have to spend on these bikes alot to get performance .... Its in there and these bikes are not xr200s ...

Accustomed to using a clutch? That's called riding the bike ...



Yep, you need this LHRB to stop the bike from rolling backwards on any uphill when the bike dies because, with the clutch disengaged, you roll backwards immediately ... Can this behavior somehow be adjusted out of the clutch?
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Like any bike or mod they are all a trade off. The autoclutch despite the price is wildly popular. It is a good advantage to many people. I ran a bunch of them and was an early adopter for them in 02. They really are great for real technical stuff where you find yourself running the clutch a lot. They slip it perfectly and are pretty much bullet proof. I am really thinking about getting one for my 511 which will transform it in the technical stuff and i have no doubt I will be far faster with it in the tight stuff. brake sliding into corners and blasting out without touching a lever is good fun and once master can be a very quick way through the trees.
 
Motosportz said:
Like any bike or mod they are all a trade off. The autoclutch despite the price is wildly popular. It is a good advantage to many people. I ran a bunch of them and was an early adopter for them in 02. They really are great for real technical stuff where you find yourself running the clutch a lot. They slip it perfectly and are pretty much bullet proof. I am really thinking about getting one for my 511 which will transform it in the technical stuff and i have no doubt I will be far faster with it in the tight stuff. brake sliding into corners and blasting out without touching a lever is good fun and once master can be a very quick way through the trees.
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Yep, I can see all that and people love these things (as shown here again) and don't think I've ever heard of one going bad ... The core thing I have seems good and works as expected I'd guess ... Maybe I've just rode a dirt bike too long and like all the default dirt bike riding skills that are a necessity once the hardtop is left behind and you are in the highlands ...
 
Yes and if you rev it and pop it it's engaged pretty
much normally

Now 2 things can disengage/engage the clutch, low revs
and the lever
 
ascribner said:
So my question is, if I pull the clutch lever, does it disengage the engine from the trans?
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Trick question ... If the engine is idling or dead, the tranny is already disengaged from the engine ... If the engine is above a specific RPM, the clutch lever will disengage the engine from the tranny.


ascribner said:
Dang it, I need to stop getting answers like this!
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Sorry ... but this device was a little confusing to me also till my engine died on a steep, gnarly climb and the bike immediately rolled backwards as a side effect of the clutch being totally disengaged... Can this behavior be adjusted out of this device?

EDIT: These a are very good devices ...Lots of people like them, but safety first ...Be ready for this behavior when riding ....
 
ray_ray said:
Trick question ... If the engine is idling or dead, the tranny is already disengaged from the engine ... If the engine is above a specific RPM, the clutch lever will disengage the engine from the tranny.



Sorry ... but this device was a little confusing to me also till my engine died on a steep, gnarly climb and the bike immediately rolled backwards as a side effect of the clutch being totally disengaged... Can this behavior be adjusted out of this device?

EDIT: These a are very good devices ...Lots of people like them, but safety first ...Be ready for this behavior when riding ....
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The trans and engine are still engaged when the engine is off or idling. You have to either pull the clutch or put the bike into neutral to mechanically disengage it. Have you tried pushing your bike with it still in first gear? It is still fully engage unless you pull the clutch lever.

On the hill climb part, sounds like I will continue to avoid hill climbs like I always have.
 
ray_ray said:
Given all that these devices take away from the default behavior of bike, such as parking your bike on an incline, it is not a luxury ...

EDIT: I post alot of pic of my ~stock Huskies ... You don't really have to spend on these bikes alot to get performance .... Its in there and these bikes are not xr200s ...

Accustomed to using a clutch? That's called riding the bike ...

Yep, you need this LHRB to stop the bike from rolling backwards on any uphill when the bike dies because, with the clutch disengaged, you roll backwards immediately ... Can this behavior somehow be adjusted out of the clutch?
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Well I've spent around $350 (at the time) to get a JD Tuner for my TE250.. fixed some issues but still feels underpowered and blips in rapid acceleration. So now I need the 12 port and ecu.. which probably is a couple hundro.. I'm not a rich cat and put money in other things, like to keep my toy expenses to a minimum.

As for Rekluse, I'm sure it's a great piece of equipment. But riding my TE250 that is close gear ratio and a 50 rear... I almost have a tough time stalling it unless I'm not paying attention... in which case, I deserve to take a tumble ;) I can see how it's beneficial, just not for me. Even on my wide ratio yamaha 450, I can lug that thing going 3 mph- if I'm going to stall it then so be it! Nothing an E-start can't quickly remedy
 
It is obviously not for everyone but if you like them and learn to exploit the advantages of having one you can be a good bit faster in the really tight stuff and also is great for picking your way up technical climbs etc. Amazing how smooth it engages the clutch perfectly every time.
 
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