Explain how it works??

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LouisianaMotocross 1/31/2022 9:07am
1/31/2022 9:07am
It's a slip shot. You basically set the release and when the gate drops you dump the clutch and the pre-adjsuted release takes over. Funny fact, this is AMA legal in the limited class.
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Broseph 1/31/2022 9:10am
1/31/2022 9:10am Edited Date/Time 1/31/2022 9:11am
Looks like an adjustable linear speed limiter pushing against the back side of the clutch lever with a lever actuated cam to slide it back out of the way after the start.

The rider should be able to dump the clutch at launch and have the speed limiter release the lever at a predetermined rate. Once the start is over, the rider moves that lever on top and the speed limiting cylinder slides backwards so it doesn’t interfere with the clutch lever during the race.

The angle of the photo makes it look like the clutch line goes into the back of the speed limiter, but that’s not the case; it’s plumbed into the master cylinder in the usual way.
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LouisianaMotocross 1/31/2022 9:11am
1/31/2022 9:11am
Broseph wrote:
Looks like an adjustable linear speed limiter pushing against the back side of the clutch lever with a lever actuated cam to slide it back out...
Looks like an adjustable linear speed limiter pushing against the back side of the clutch lever with a lever actuated cam to slide it back out of the way after the start.

The rider should be able to dump the clutch at launch and have the speed limiter release the lever at a predetermined rate. Once the start is over, the rider moves that lever on top and the speed limiting cylinder slides backwards so it doesn’t interfere with the clutch lever during the race.

The angle of the photo makes it look like the clutch line goes into the back of the speed limiter, but that’s not the case; it’s plumbed into the master cylinder in the usual way.
You don't have to move the lever. Once you dump the clutch the lever moves itself out the way after it does its thing.
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Broseph 1/31/2022 9:15am
1/31/2022 9:15am Edited Date/Time 1/31/2022 9:20am
LouisianaMotocross wrote:
You don't have to move the lever. Once you dump the clutch the lever moves itself out the way after it does its thing.
Oh that makes sense. There’s a detent that drops and automatically locks out the speed limiter and the added lever is just for resetting the mechanism before the start, right? I was seeing that wrong.
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LouisianaMotocross 1/31/2022 9:17am
1/31/2022 9:17am
LouisianaMotocross wrote:
You don't have to move the lever. Once you dump the clutch the lever moves itself out the way after it does its thing.
Broseph wrote:
Oh that makes sense. There’s a detent that drops and automatically locks out the speed limiter and the added lever is just for resetting the mechanism...
Oh that makes sense. There’s a detent that drops and automatically locks out the speed limiter and the added lever is just for resetting the mechanism before the start, right? I was seeing that wrong.
Yep exactly.
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sumdood 1/31/2022 9:20am
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The more I see stuff like this the more I realize what a dinosaur I am. Laughing Looks like throttle / clutch control is one more skill new riders don't need to master. Sweet.
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mxtech1 1/31/2022 9:50am
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LouisianaMotocross wrote:
It's a slip shot. You basically set the release and when the gate drops you dump the clutch and the pre-adjsuted release takes over. Funny fact...
It's a slip shot. You basically set the release and when the gate drops you dump the clutch and the pre-adjsuted release takes over. Funny fact, this is AMA legal in the limited class.
I'm not understanding how the internals work.

What controls the release rate?
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Broseph 1/31/2022 10:33am
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mxtech1 1/31/2022 7:43pm
1/31/2022 7:43pm
OK, the linear feed cylinder component makes sense, and I can see how that interacts with the extra TIG weld on the lever.

But what’s going on with the internals inside the AL housing? Any idea how the lever arm works and how the cable is routed?

Maybe ML512 can get a few more angles for the next PitBits.
miserablebear 1/31/2022 8:17pm
1/31/2022 8:17pm
Up up down down left right left right b a select start
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brocster 1/31/2022 8:28pm
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mxtech1 wrote:
OK, the linear feed cylinder component makes sense, and I can see how that interacts with the extra TIG weld on the lever. But what’s going...
OK, the linear feed cylinder component makes sense, and I can see how that interacts with the extra TIG weld on the lever.

But what’s going on with the internals inside the AL housing? Any idea how the lever arm works and how the cable is routed?

Maybe ML512 can get a few more angles for the next PitBits.
The damper itself it adjustable. You can change the rate at which it releases. The one pictured is for a hydo clutch. The cable version mounts down by the clutch actuation lever. Good friend of mine invented it. If he doesn’t know already, I’ll let him know he made it to Vital. Ha!
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Slipshot 1/31/2022 8:41pm
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I’m Charlie, the owner/inventor of Slipshot. The hydraulic dampener is adjustable. Think of it like your rear shock; faster, less dampening, slower, more dampening. There is a spring inside the trigger barrel that holds tension on the trigger so once the clutch fully releases, the trigger locks the dampener in place and your clutch works normally after that. Check out my Instagram @slipshotcharlie I recently posted a video on how it works and the adjustments.
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mxtech1 2/1/2022 9:15am
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Slipshot wrote:
I’m Charlie, the owner/inventor of Slipshot. The hydraulic dampener is adjustable. Think of it like your rear shock; faster, less dampening, slower, more dampening. There is...
I’m Charlie, the owner/inventor of Slipshot. The hydraulic dampener is adjustable. Think of it like your rear shock; faster, less dampening, slower, more dampening. There is a spring inside the trigger barrel that holds tension on the trigger so once the clutch fully releases, the trigger locks the dampener in place and your clutch works normally after that. Check out my Instagram @slipshotcharlie I recently posted a video on how it works and the adjustments.
Charlie - Thanks so much for dropping in!

I checked out your Insta and website, very helpful. The "tech" videos are well done. It all makes sense now!



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enketchum 2/1/2022 11:24am
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Stew said it was just some dirt that a reporter saw
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