Seems like a no brainer to me. After finally experiencing the Tak Special clutch, its a huge upgrade over the stock type manual clutches. I ran the TB manual for a while and I kind of felt like I wasted my money to be honest. The kit is quality and it does what it should but I feel like the crank mounted clutch design is such a limiting factor. I think if TB brought a main shaft mounted clutch to market for around 300-350 bucks I think they would have a definite winner on their hands. I can't say I would ever pay 700 bucks for the real Tak kit but I would have gladly paid around 300 for a TB version. Maybe the 50 market is dead and the time has passed but dang, how did this never happen?
Yeah I agree the Tak stuff is great but if that's all there was out there, I probably wouldn't be able to afford a mini. When my special clutch needs a new basket and plates thats gonna suck up my mini budget for a full month. If TB sells the complete 88 race head for for 349$ it seems like they should be able to make a quality main shaft clutch for around the same price or slightly less.
I wish they'd make a 124 kit for the 50. I always buy tak or kitaco, but I'd buy a TB124 for my Z50 if they made one. I concur on the clutch topic. Supply and demand I guess..
has anyone looked into morphing their own takie knock off? maybe basket and pressure plate from china clutch gear off xr 80/100 chuck primary in lathe spin a groove for clip and clutch cover off china midblock?
It would be a bit easier to make your own mutant kit if you had the tak transmission as the main shaft is about an inch longer. Otherwise you would need to make a sleeve/extender like the one that comes with the takie kit for stock transmissions. Its a lot more work/effort than I care/know how to do
i don't have a 50 engine here so i'm not 100% sure. but i think i may know of a setup that might work and you wouldn't need a sleeve/extender for the basket. prolly would require a lil machine work on the primary. what would be considered affordable? chp retails the takegawa clutch kit at 645 so would 350ish be in the ball park?
seems to be like there is a fair interest in this. i no longer have any 50/70 engines to test some of my thoughts to see if they work. ill have to see if my buddy will let me experiment with his *mad scientist laugh*
this would not work i have the special clutch for the stock main shaft and the part you on about would not work as the baskets ar quite different, iv did have the other aswel
Lol. Ptechs got a "monthly mini budget" thats hardcore. But hes totally right. Theres a clutch for $150 and one for $700. No other options, duh. On another subject..... Has anyone installed a hydraulic rear brake and eliminated the lower part of the stock frame?