I have a blaster and we haven't got the clutch hooked up right yet so we have just been riding it acassionally around our house, will this hurt the clutch, if it does what will it hurt
Thanks!


91' Blaster bored .040,boyeson reeds, wiseco piston.

 

I'm not sure about 4-wheelers but on the Nascar circuit they don't even use the clutch after they get going.You can also do this on a regular car after you get going with the revs built up.I've done accidentaly before(A stick popped up and hit it) on my quadsport and it didn't hurt anything that once, but I wouldn't take a chance on it again.

1986 Honda 200SX
1986 Suzuki 230 Quadsport

 

Tell you what, go to the performance and mod section and look at the Banshee shifting problem thread. Scroll down the my response, this should answer your question completely. Later.

 

if you are moving forward at the time you shift into first (push by car,otherbike,downhill)you might be ok as long as you let up on gas between shifts first gear is the killer of cluches but once your rolling and feel for it you will be ok.

 

i dont think it should hurt it. my dad hauls mobile homes and when he is hauling them he doesnt use the clutch. on my timberwolf i was told hen im hot rodding it the clutch actually never disengages, so the way it sounds to me im not using the clutch. i havent had any problems yet with my 4 wheeler. so i would say it is ok, but that i just what i think. dont go by what i say, because i might be wrong.

 

I cannot remember what veeshman had to say in the previous posts, but I'm hoping it's along the line of wearing out your shift fork in the tranny......

Over the short haul, you will not hurt anything (if your lucky)....But when it does finally decide to go...you could be looking at $$$$ for a rebuild of your tranny...... If the engine was designed for clutchless use...It would come with a Polaris sticker on it.

 

when you are shifting without a clutch you are not disengageing the engine from the tranny, so they are always traveling the same speed. when you go to the next gear the transmission will be in neutral for a moment as you move to the next gear, and you need to adjust throttle to match ground speed of new gear. These small transmissions are not designed to do this. Someone mentioned that their dad moves mobile homes without a clutch - I would assume he is using a semi tractor with a 10 speed in it, and to shift the ten speed the engine/tranny must be turning at the same rate. You are supposed to "double clutch" for the big trucks, but the same effect can be achieved by letting off the gas for a moment, slipping it into neutral, adjusting throttle, and then sliding into the next gear. This takes practice! I would say find a nice straightaway and work on it, remember you dont want any strain on tranny when you shift. Good luck

 

why not just hook up the clutch?? you need it if you want to have fun anyway

 

96 Banshee I use the clutch to take off and thats about it. If I drive it easy I will use it but when getting it on never (almost), just don't want to grind the gears which I never do.
BatMan

 

i use the clutch for taking of and going down the gears i never use it going up through the gears