Rekluse...does it make you less of a rider?

Too expensive for an experiment IMO. I've done fine with the excellent stock GG clutch so far. Suspension setup, tires, riding school, and a gym membership might be $$ better spent.
 
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I like to ride my trials bike as well as my enduro bike but when i jumped on a friends bike with the AC it was very easy ro ride but was difficult to go back to the trials bike because trials requires excellent clutch control. My opinion is if they are so great you would see them in trials because that is where the true art of technical riding is magnified.
 
I have zero interest in even riding without one, I've been riding over 30 years and it's a game changer, I can ride without them but I wont anymore.

I would not even ride my new gasgas until the rekluse and steering damper came came, I wont run a LHRB though, I use the clutch all the time, corner exits and crossing trees require clutch
 
GMP said:
Too expensive for an experiment IMO. I've done fine with the excellent stock GG clutch so far. Suspension setup, tires, riding school, and a gym membership might be $$ better spent.
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Agreed. I can get more bang for the $$$'s me thinks. I haven't ruled it out yet, but it is down on my priority list.

My tune could change after I do get one. We'll see.

Blah, I wouldn't let the absence of one stop me from enjoying the ride, but I know what you mean. There's some things I prefer to have when I go out :cool:
 
Binni said:
Not exactly training with some noobs!!:)
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nambo-trev said:
hey swazi how the hell did you get to ride with chris birch:)
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Chris (note first name basis!! haha) is based in south africa now (because NZ enduros are too easy:p) and i am only a 4hr drive away from johannesburg where he was holding a few training days! So the short answer to your question is - I paid to ride with him!!

great guys and learnt a lot, especially how unfit i am!

now i have to untrain some bad habits that i used to call skill!!
 
I have one now in my ktm 450 only because it came with it.. I got the bike used and it was a backup bike from a local guy who never used it.. set it up like his race bike but never really used it.. had low hrs on it.. I wasn't sure about the recluse.. has the Z-pro in it.. I made sure I got the stock parts to switch it back.. I've had it a while now.. and most of the time I still use my clutch.. habit.. but in the really nasty rocky hills its kinda neat.. would I buy one for a new bike.. I doubt it.. have lots of other stuff to spend the cash on.. but its nice to have.. and running it thru all six on one wheel is so much easier with the rekluse.. especially when running street tread during DS type work.. and I have to add.. running sumo wheels(17's) suck big time with the rekluse! would engage/disengage oddly in corners.. not fun..
 
swazi_matt said:
Chris (note first name basis!! haha) is based in south africa now (because NZ enduros are too easy:p) and i am only a 4hr drive away from johannesburg where he was holding a few training days! So the short answer to your question is - I paid to ride with him!!

great guys and learnt a lot, especially how unfit i am!

now i have to untrain some bad habits that i used to call skill!!
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A bunch of us booked a Shane Watts dirt wise school here in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Not sure If I should be nervous or excited! :)
 
I did a Rich Lafferty school awhile ago, was good, should do another soon. One thing I'm learning as I get older is the Super Senior class is won in the gym more than on the course. All the trick parts in the world won't matter if you turn into a sausage in an hour, and a lot of guys do. You don't have to be the fastest, just fast enough to stay in striking distance for when they fade.
 
My buddy and I both have 11' 300's but he recently installed a recluse in his. We traded bikes the other day for a half an hour and I really didn't care much for his recluse. I don't think it was worth the dollars and have never really had much trouble with stalling before. I used to ride AA but truthfully I've slowed down to a midpack A level if this makes a difference to some. I missed having that immediate clutch control and the ability to deliver power to the wheel with the clutch and not the throttle.
 
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Amen brother. I spoke with Bobbit and Laferty neither run the clutch but use the cover because they get paid too. Both run a manual but people see the cover and run out and ourchase one. Never understood why. A pro once said to me you dont have to teach a good dog how to hunt just get him into shape. In order to the be faster just twist that thing on the right a little than the rest
 
Rekluse also makes a manual clutch for the Gassers that looks like a significant upgrade over '11 and prior parts (not sure on '12s). I was looking at one as a means to eliminate the squawk so many have complained about.
 
My kids will learn all about the clutch and have been since their RM 65, 85's and now KX 100's. They are getting really good at it and are starting to understand the mechanics associated with it when doing large logs, hill climbs, etc.

Once they are on adult bikes of 250 cc or above and they want the Rekluse they can have it as it does have it's advantages and like has been said, allows you to develop more skill in other areas of riding.

I liken it to shaped skis (down hill skiing). When they came with shaped skis people who were beginner became intermediates and so on.

There isn't a pro-skier that runs the old style of down-hill ski.

change will happen.

Oh, I hated my Rekluse in the beginning and it took me 100 hours of use on it to feel familiar. Now I am faster on the corners which has really improved my overall results.
 
You can't compare the older Rekluse and Rekluse Pro to the latest CoreEXP. When setup correctly it's barely noticeable until you need it. I ride mine like it's not even there using the clutch the whole time.
 
hills was were i hated the clutch the most and the pop i couldnt seem to get like with a standard clutch. mine was set up right and was a core exp.
 
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