Post by mapbike on Aug 11, 2010 12:56:50 GMT -6
Well, I got my new Variator from Scrappy installed this morning and wow what a difference that thing makes, my bike came with 16 Gram Rollers in it and I would turn 7500+/- a little @ 60MPH now with the 13 Gram sliders and the better variator I only hit about 6700 RPM's @ 55MPH and around 7000-7100 @ 60 MPH, I was hoping for better hill climbing power but even though I dropped to the 13 Gram sliders I'm still not getting enough RPM's at around the 55-60 MPH mark I would like to run in on the highway, I wish I would have went with the 11 or 12 Gram sliders now, but I will just have to order another set and do some tuning on it.
Question: Is it normal for the Variator or Centrif. Clutch to not down shift well after it gets good and hot say after a 8-10 mile trip?
I was thinking it was the variator but now I'm thinking it has to be my Centrif. Cltch that is my trouble in this area, new variator made no difference in this area, after a few mile run down the road I can slow down and stop at a stop sign or light and then when I go to take off my bike is very sluggish getting going because it has not returned to the lowest range in the (CVT) gearing, I can tell that I'm taking off in a much higher range than it should be and until I get up too about 20-25 MPH it will not start to pick up speed like it should, It only does this after the engine and drive train is heated up, first thing when all is cool at start of trip it up shifts and down shifts just like it is suppose to, but after heating up the CVT is sticking in a higher range and will not come down when I stop.
Is there anything I may need to remove and clean and lube on the Centrif. Clutch itself?
It seems that this is where the sticking is happening, the motor winds up pretty good taking off but it just barely gets going for about the first 50-60 feet and then it gradually starts picking up some speed after that and then all is fine until I stop again.
Question: Is it normal for the Variator or Centrif. Clutch to not down shift well after it gets good and hot say after a 8-10 mile trip?
I was thinking it was the variator but now I'm thinking it has to be my Centrif. Cltch that is my trouble in this area, new variator made no difference in this area, after a few mile run down the road I can slow down and stop at a stop sign or light and then when I go to take off my bike is very sluggish getting going because it has not returned to the lowest range in the (CVT) gearing, I can tell that I'm taking off in a much higher range than it should be and until I get up too about 20-25 MPH it will not start to pick up speed like it should, It only does this after the engine and drive train is heated up, first thing when all is cool at start of trip it up shifts and down shifts just like it is suppose to, but after heating up the CVT is sticking in a higher range and will not come down when I stop.
Is there anything I may need to remove and clean and lube on the Centrif. Clutch itself?
It seems that this is where the sticking is happening, the motor winds up pretty good taking off but it just barely gets going for about the first 50-60 feet and then it gradually starts picking up some speed after that and then all is fine until I stop again.
