davwas

Have you got a slipper clutch on a SuperHawk?

I'd like to fit one to my track bike and wondered where to get one.

Tweety

There is none available to buy for the Superhawk... You get the fun of building one from scratch from parts...

davwas

Hi Tweety

Give me clue... What parts bins have you been raiding :-)
I might be up for a challange?
I rode my mates Suzuki SV650 with one and thought it was really good.

Cheers

Tweety

I haven't and to my knowledge none has accomplished it... Sorry...

But If you do, lemme know, I'll gladly copy your work...

BTW Yes, you can most certainly push shart a bike with a slipper clutch... Infact it makes it a whole lot easier as a high compression engine isn't the most easy to turn over by a push start... limiting the torque gives you a headstart until it fires... Push starting a hawk isn't for the weak... It might have "low compression" compared to many other bikes, but it's got two monumentaly large cylinders... I have done it a few times, all of them I ended up decidedly tired...

mdbuehler

If its like a back torque eliminator the Hayabus's have, you can. I do believe I bump started that thing a time or two. That said, I HATED that clutch with a passion. Getting a launch (is it the same for all slipper clutches?) even from a stoplight was a crap shoot as it grabs very abruptly. It was the only bike I would occassionally stall at lights, and at the drag strip it was scary as hell! Slip.. Slip... BITE-WHEEEEELIEEEEEEEE!!!!

Got rid of it in short order for a standard slutch (welded up the internals)

Tweety

That's exactly what it is, altough a slipper clutch is a bit more refined (not much though)... Basicly it only operates if the rear wheel wants to drive the engine instead of the other way around...