CLAKE needs more props // MAX VOHLAND

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DA498 4/27/2025 11:27am
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APLMAN99 wrote:

Wow, that looks even more difficult to use than I thought!  Pretty amazing that he’s adapted that to Supercross!  

Wow! I can’t imagine the fancy frickin finger work it takes to do that!! Well done Max! 

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groggylbc 4/27/2025 1:16pm
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He has to be running a recluse auto clutch. I read about that CLAKE brake...i think it also modulates the clutch when pulled...that with the semi-auto clutch sounds awesome!!!

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Zacka 161 4/27/2025 2:32pm
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groggylbc wrote:
He has to be running a recluse auto clutch. I read about that CLAKE brake...i think it also modulates the clutch when pulled...that with the semi-auto...

He has to be running a recluse auto clutch. I read about that CLAKE brake...i think it also modulates the clutch when pulled...that with the semi-auto clutch sounds awesome!!!

I tried running a rekluse with my Clake and had so much trouble getting snappy power I needed out of corners and such. So I just run the Clake.  

This particular Clake is just a hand brake and doesn’t modulate the clutch at all. 

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Zacka 161 4/27/2025 2:34pm
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visser62 wrote:
The team isn't under any obligation to promote them, but unlike tires on their semi this is a component that is making a huge difference on...

The team isn't under any obligation to promote them, but unlike tires on their semi this is a component that is making a huge difference on the track, and it's a fascinating look at how a rider is using technology to overcome an injury.

Yeah I don’t think it’s on Club to promote them. 

I think it’s on the media peeps to do the digging and give the credit to the right people for inventing something completely out of the box that’s supercross ready and is the tech than saved a nepopros career… 

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Bearuno 4/27/2025 4:26pm
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Zacka 161 wrote:
Yeah I don’t think it’s on Club to promote them. I think it’s on the media peeps to do the digging and give the credit to the...

Yeah I don’t think it’s on Club to promote them. 

I think it’s on the media peeps to do the digging and give the credit to the right people for inventing something completely out of the box that’s supercross ready and is the tech than saved a nepopros career… 

Yes - it's down to The Media, who put pictures of it, attributing a product to a company That Did Not Make It, to Not get it wrong.

The Team has an affiliation with ASV, obviously, but to call the Clake that, at the time, was wrong / misleading.

As I wrote, the minute I saw the first picture, here, a while back , with the Blacked Out lever, Not the Silver finished lever as can be  seen now, I put in a comment, on this site, as to what the actual Brand the Lever / Master Cylinder was. 

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Bearuno 4/27/2025 4:35pm
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DA498 wrote:

Wow! I can’t imagine the fancy frickin finger work it takes to do that!! Well done Max! 

It's easy, if you have but the modicum of skills.

I've pretty average skills, but someone like Vohland, it would be easy. Just use it, and develop the muscle memory. 

With the Clake SLR, you can perfectly position it for single finger use, while Easily still being able to use the other levers, with the close 'plane' they can be set up with.

Not how there's the quite 'distant' settings you can see with the earlier, non Clake set up pictures that can be found. 

I easily ride with my first finger on the top lever (I've made), that is the clutch in my case, with the LHRB being the Brembo MC right below it. 

It may sound strange, but having your first finger (very) slightly up, and on the end of a lever, with one, or more of the others on the very close lower lever, is perfectly natural / easy to use. 

Vohlands set up, being the opposite, of course.

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Chris_Buehler 4/27/2025 4:47pm
4/27/2025 4:47pm
APLMAN99 wrote:
How long has Vohland had the ankle issue?  I’d assume that he struggled with it for a while before deciding to try the hand brake. Has...

How long has Vohland had the ankle issue?  I’d assume that he struggled with it for a while before deciding to try the hand brake. Has he been affected by this at least a little bit since he turned pro?  That would begin to explain what most saw as his underperforming results during his first couple of seasons. 

It’s great to see him progressing so much this season. It sort of seems like we’re just starting to see why there was so much buzz when he first turned pro. He’s definitely got some determination as it would have been much ‘easier’ to just give up. 

 

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Wasn't there some discussion about him maybe turning pro too soon...which may have contributed to his injuries?  Not stating this as fact...Just asking.

I don't think it was in the Vohland's plan for Max to go pro yet but KTM wanted him too. So Max wanted a 2 yr deal to turn pro. That's how I remember it

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Tim507 4/27/2025 5:00pm
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DA498 wrote:

Wow! I can’t imagine the fancy frickin finger work it takes to do that!! Well done Max! 

Bearuno wrote:
It's easy, if you have but the modicum of skills.I've pretty average skills, but someone like Vohland, it would be easy. Just use it, and develop...

It's easy, if you have but the modicum of skills.

I've pretty average skills, but someone like Vohland, it would be easy. Just use it, and develop the muscle memory. 

With the Clake SLR, you can perfectly position it for single finger use, while Easily still being able to use the other levers, with the close 'plane' they can be set up with.

Not how there's the quite 'distant' settings you can see with the earlier, non Clake set up pictures that can be found. 

I easily ride with my first finger on the top lever (I've made), that is the clutch in my case, with the LHRB being the Brembo MC right below it. 

It may sound strange, but having your first finger (very) slightly up, and on the end of a lever, with one, or more of the others on the very close lower lever, is perfectly natural / easy to use. 

Vohlands set up, being the opposite, of course.

After a few rides the muscle memory takes over and it is was easy!! On track you can keep your feet in a neutral postion as much as you want and on technical trails if you need both feet down for a steep one, guess what!!

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Gary Duck 4/27/2025 5:41pm
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Gary Duck wrote:
You make a good point. I remember the one at Straight Rhythm and would not be surprised at all if they kept any lingering issued secrete...

You make a good point. I remember the one at Straight Rhythm and would not be surprised at all if they kept any lingering issued secrete, especially since he was just a rookie. 

aeffertz wrote:
I forgot about his crash at Straight Rhythm but he walked away from that one. It was a practice crash at Indy in 2021 where he...

I forgot about his crash at Straight Rhythm but he walked away from that one. It was a practice crash at Indy in 2021 where he first dislocated his hip that put him out for the rest of SX. That was the year he checked out at Pala until his bike blew up. 

Thanks for the correction, my brain remembers it as RBSR, and I don't even remember the Indy incident. Weird! 

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Luxon MX 4/27/2025 6:37pm
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Bearuno wrote:
Yes - it's down to The Media, who put pictures of it, attributing a product to a company That Did Not Make It, to Not get...

Yes - it's down to The Media, who put pictures of it, attributing a product to a company That Did Not Make It, to Not get it wrong.

The Team has an affiliation with ASV, obviously, but to call the Clake that, at the time, was wrong / misleading.

As I wrote, the minute I saw the first picture, here, a while back , with the Blacked Out lever, Not the Silver finished lever as can be  seen now, I put in a comment, on this site, as to what the actual Brand the Lever / Master Cylinder was. 

If only you knew how common it is for parts from one brand to be passed off as another, or covers being installed to represent a product that's not really there. It happens all the time with most every team. I bet you'd have a hard time finding a major team that isn't doing it in one way or another. 

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burn1986 4/27/2025 7:32pm
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Zacka 161 wrote:
So I ride an adaptive bike and use a CLAKE, an Aussie invention that combines the clutch and he rear break into one lever — along...

So I ride an adaptive bike and use a CLAKE, an Aussie invention that combines the clutch and he rear break into one lever — along with a bunch of other cool clutch/hand brake products.  

I needed a quick service on my Clake after 5 years and took my bike out to his little shed on a farm in regional Australia. I mentioned Max VOHLAND and he said they ordered one without saying anything to him, changed the colour so no one noticed it was a Clake, and they have since ordered 2 more… (although it seemed in the broadcast it’s the standard colour)


So while on the broadcast they say ‘I’ve never seen anything like it’ I wanna give prop to the old make in a shed in regional Australia whose desire to make it easier to ride hard enduros and supermoto just got their first SUPERCROSS PODIUM!! 

https://www.clake.com.au


Max uses a Clake SLR
I use a Clake Pro 
 

Agreed. That’s way cool man

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Bearuno 4/27/2025 10:42pm
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Luxon MX wrote:
If only you knew how common it is for parts from one brand to be passed off as another, or covers being installed to represent a...

If only you knew how common it is for parts from one brand to be passed off as another, or covers being installed to represent a product that's not really there. It happens all the time with most every team. I bet you'd have a hard time finding a major team that isn't doing it in one way or another. 

Oh, I know that perfectly well, young man. 😁

I've been around for a long time, and been in the MC Industry, and other Motorsports and Wheeled Sports, for decades.

And, I've had quite a few of my 'things' that I make, re-labelled. 

Some to my knowledge, and financial gain, others, just blatant rip offs. 

 

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jmo443 4/27/2025 10:46pm
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I think it’s bad ass and he’s been killing it! When he was on the Ktm I wondered how he even got that ride with those results. But now he is crushing it and only getting better! 

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AMetts 4/28/2025 7:24am
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greatlakeskind wrote:
Early setup was homemade. Tallon had someone making them it was said earlier in the year. They switched to Clakes and he said the brakes are way...

Early setup was homemade. Tallon had someone making them it was said earlier in the year. 

They switched to Clakes and he said the brakes are way more powerful. 

aeffertz wrote:
Yep, this was the original setup that they had a lot of problems with. 

Yep, this was the original setup that they had a lot of problems with. 
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Yeah, the first setup he had was the Rekluse brand rear handbrake which has been around for a long time and known to be finicky. 

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