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That's to me, the big 'IF'. The hydraulic clutch on a KTM has a harder pull than the cable clutch on a Suzuki... I suspect that the 'spring' on the KTM is WAY stiffer than the other bikes. Probably why at least one magazine has always claimed their stock clutch to be more durable. I wonder if the pull with a cable will feel like an old Maico. ET is a bad man. He probably won't need both hands to pull it in on the start, but I doubt he'll be slipping it with one finger either.
Can’t wait for this to be a 10-15 pager.
If Eli burns up the clutch they give him or can't get the modulation he wants off the gate...they'll do everything they can to fix it for him. If they can't get him %100 comfortable then he's gotta adapt. Just like every other swingin' dick.🙃
Chase, AP, Herlings, Prado back in MXGP, Coenens, etc. all get “pretty good” starts with the KTM hydro clutch. The starts won’t be an issue. Whether it will work as a tool to control the power out of most turns is, to the best of my knowledge, untested.
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If he is or isn't getting a cable clutch option or KYB inserts is 100% in his contract. Pointless speculation otherwise.
I have managed to boil a hydraulic clutch line before and the lever engagement went away entirely. I have yet to do that to a cable.
A cable clutch can definitely do something more or less the same. It is possible to burn the plates so hard that you run out of range in the adjuster to keep sufficient play. At that point, the plates are unable to return to the fully closed/engaged position and then the slipping and burning cycle will be exponential. Granted, if the rider is paying close enough attention he can hopefully prevent this by keeping play in the cable before getting to that point. But it can and does happen. Usually in heavy mud races.
its real simple he will get what he wants thats a guarantee .....its pretty much the way they operate
THE QUESTION SHOULD ACTUALLY BE WILL HE BE RIDING THE KTM THE WAY HE HAS RODE EVERYTHING ELSE ...WILL HE BE WAY UP IN THE RPMS
Yep, silly season gold.
Not sure beast mode will help Tomac best Jett. Migjt need a rethink like RC did when he got on the rm250 and had to unchopper it
@Wandell?
I know Eli has already signed with KTM, but is there ANY chance that he cant get the bike figured out and we will get a "retirement" announcement prior to A1?
So, uh…yeah, no…
Did Eli get his KTM with a cable clutch, yet? 🤣
sure there is a chance. it’s quite a small one, but theres a chance.
Theres also a chance we get hit by a space rock and Anaheim 1 doesn’t even happen.
I put them around the same odds.
Chances are high...
https://www.astro-watch.com/dashboard
You honestly think chances are high that we get hit by a space rock and never have Anaheim 1 again?
lol.
honestly I think I'd be ok with it.
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I'm talking about boiling the fluid in the LINE, not heating up the plates. The line runs right next to a header and next to radiators. I haven't managed to boil a steel braided cable yet, no matter how hard I try.
Yes, I understood what you were saying. I am pointing out that cable clutches have issues of their own which can be just as detrimental.
LOL, no, but earth is hit by many rocks every day.
Chances are high for ET to get Pluto TV instead of cable.
Rekluse would be the company to make a cable system. It's been thought of already.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI4k4pTTLR_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link…
In early KTM Supercross testing, Tomac has shown preference to centrifugal over cable actuation:
apparently we don’t understand if/then statements.
This means nothing because Chase is a head case and can make any bike look bad. He did no better on the Honda.
These are hilarious. People are acting like the KTM is some alien that cannot be mastered. KTM has won a lot of championships for a reason. He will be fine.
I’m putting the chance he gets one at 99%
Yes he did, he's had it for a bit now. 100% cable clutch, stamped.
Everyone will see it tomorrow unless someone wants to drive by with a telephoto and take a look. You could get shots of all the boys. Eli's kit looks great on the pumpkin.
The Tomac genes are pretty damn strong haha
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