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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 08:01 PM
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Bike has new piston, rings, reeds, jets, DG pipe, air filter. Bike starts easy, idles smooth, really rips after its moving. however, with my 50 lb. daughter on it, it takes of slow. every thing i've read on the forums points to the clutch. Would that be the logical next step? I want the bike to run good, I'm not looking to race it. What parts should I get? I've read some use 4 rollers, some use 6? Is there a kit? and who do you recommend buying them from? I understand it can get a little pricey? Bike cost 700 plus another 400 for everything else. thanks in advance for your help.
 
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forgot to mention its a 2003
 
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 11:15 PM
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 06:05 PM
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I'm curious what happened did you get a clutching kit and from who? Did it work?
 
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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I'm curious too. Let us know how it turned out.
 
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Old May 28, 2016 | 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by bcmathis
Bike has new piston, rings, reeds, jets, DG pipe, air filter. Bike starts easy, idles smooth, really rips after its moving. however, with my 50 lb. daughter on it, it takes of slow. every thing i've read on the forums points to the clutch. Would that be the logical next step? I want the bike to run good, I'm not looking to race it. What parts should I get? I've read some use 4 rollers, some use 6? Is there a kit? and who do you recommend buying them from? I understand it can get a little pricey? Bike cost 700 plus another 400 for everything else. thanks in advance for your help.
I would love to know how this turned out? I have the EXACT same issue!!

LT80 do you know what happened? if he ever got it going?
 
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Old May 28, 2016 | 07:37 AM
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I don't know about him but another fella a cpl weeks ago had that problem and it was in the clutchs.
 
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Old May 31, 2016 | 01:32 PM
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Sounds like the secondary is "stuck" in high gear...or better said it is stuck open...easy way to tell is to remove clutch cover, get rear wheels off ground, and give it varying amounts of throttle...the primary & secondary should open/close opposite each other...I believe...more familiar with sled clutches, but should be the same in principle...
 
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Old May 31, 2016 | 01:36 PM
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Thanks for the input

if you see my other post here :

https://atvconnection.com/forums/suz...ml#post3326723

I will be replacing the front clutch as i opened it up and it was a MESS! hopefully that was my issue but if now i will be looking at rear clutch also.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2016 | 07:44 AM
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Look at the rear clutch...Now there is something.
You would have thought I would have recommended that a cpl times by now...
 
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