08 Ultra vs. 07 Venture

[FutureVentures]

Double clutch off the line and it's bye-bye Harley!

 

Ok, ignorant question here.

 

What's a double-clutch?

 

Cause it sounds like something I want to do!

[93 venture]

Ok, ignorant question here.

 

What's a double-clutch?

 

Cause it sounds like something I want to do!

 

Just a faster way of saying i want to put new clutch in my bike

[TrainMaster]

You should read this article:

 

http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/roadtests/0802_crup_harley_davidson_road_king/index.html

 

The new Harley 96 cu. in. engine and six speed trans make a difference.

 

Ken

 

[beyeker]

Ken,

Road Tests are an opinion of that tester or testers. If you look at other tests with taller or shorter riders you will get differant opinions on comfort etc. I have read more than one test where the new Harley engine was dyno'd. The new motor makes less horsepower than the last one. I would think the power they were refering to was roll on at low speed. When both bikes are at full trottle I have know doubt the Tour Deluxe will pull away. My Ventuer will pull away from Electra Glides because of its 20 HP advantage every time.

[venturejockey]

Ok, ignorant question here.

 

What's a double-clutch?

 

Cause it sounds like something I want to do!

 

Don't know what he is referring to but back in the day when I drove a few nonsyncromesh transmissions you needed to let the clutch out in order to get under way, then pull the clutch in and click out of gear, let the clutch back out and blip the throttle to match up the engine RPM's to the transmission speed, pull the clutch back in and then put it in the next higher gear then let the clutch back out. A very slow way to drag race.

 

Better to put it in gear crank it wide open , or as wide as the rev limiter will alow. Then use the clutch slippage rather than the throttle to control acceleration. Don't bother to clutch again once the clutch is fully engaged. Just back off the throttle a bit as you kick up each gear. Hard on the clutch and transmission but do-able.

 

On our old MX bikes we started in 2nd gear using this method. Not sure how quick starting in 2nd on the RSV would be. Big difference in a 225lb YZ 250D and this 900lb beast we ride.

[V7Goose]

Frankly, you have absolutely nothing to worry about - just take the revs up as fast as you can and keep them there! Take every gear to the rev limiter until you can't see him in your mirrors any more. Should be quite simple. You will lose just a little of your acceleration in reaction time shifting when you feel the rev limiter, but unless you have a tach or have practiced this enough to KNOW when you are are about 6,000 and just shy of the limiter, you will still be faster shifting when you feel it falter on the limiter than shifting too early.

 

Your fastest shift will be to just keep a light pressure on the heel - as soon as the engine falters on the limiter (or the instant you slightly roll off the throttle to unload the gears) it will snick into the next gear and keep runnin! Once it shifts, you will need to raise your heel enough to reset the shifter, then put light pressure on it until it shifts again. It is beyond my imagination that a paint shaker will run with your bike if you ride it high in the revs!

Goose