World's lightest clutch? The Clake One Light Clutch︱Cross Training Adventure
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crosstrainingenduro.com The Clake One light Clutch. Is it the world's lightest clutch for dual sport motorbikes and advneture bikes? Probably. Many viewers noticed I am using a Clake One Light clutch again. I broke my Brembo unit... doh! The replacement was expensive so for an extra $130 I got the Clake instead, great for a lighter clutch for adventure bikes. Riders in our group have been using this clutch for seven years, so here is our long-term review. Welcome to Cross Training Adventure, we are into all things dual sport and adventure on the east coast of Australia. The Clake One Light clutch is completely manufactured in Australia to maintain quality control. Unlike some lighter clutch options, it does not use extra leverage. Keen on adventure riding in Australia? Check out our vids. The clutch action remains the same, but you can lighten the 'clutch pull' up to 75%. As your skills develop, you use the clutch more and more. Even professional riders can encounter 'arm pump'. A lighter clutch is often part of the solution. The Clake One Light clutch is designed for 'one finger' use. If you like dual sport riding in Australia then you might like our adventure riding vids. This allows more fingers wrapped around the handlebars for better control. The lever has a flexible plastic section built in to reduce the chances of breaking the lever. There are two types of adjustment. You can adjust the lever in or out - perfect for riders with small hands. Why? We reckon it's 80% the rider and 20% the bike. So the Cross Training Adventure focus is just get out there and have fun on two wheels. Cross Training Adventure actively avoids sponsorship. We like doing seriously critical reviews. So subscribe. Or don't subscribe to our Cross Training Adventure riding channel. The main thing is get out and ride while you can with dual sport riding or Adventure riding in Australia, Canada, Vietnam, Romania and beyond! So check out Cross Training Adventure. This screw adjusts the 'clutch pull'. Technically you can reduce the 'pull' down to 75% but I didn't go quite this far. Check out our reviews of various adventure bikes and dual sport bikes along with the Clake One Light clutch. You need a certain degree of tension to maintain a good feel to the clutch. Other riders in my group agree. How does it work? Black magic and voodoo. Somehow a mechanism stores energy when the clutch is released so it can be used when you pull the clutch in. I don't understand this devilry. Get your Clake One Light clutch blessed by a priest if you have any concerns. The Clake can be transferred from motorbike to motorbike. One of our guys has used his for six years without servicing and it still works perfectly. Clake provide all the parts required if you want to do your own servicing. At this price, you need to protect your investment with full handguards. Why have I gone back to the Clake One Light clutch? I have used the Midwest lever in recent years. It's cheaper. But it only reduces the clutch 'pull' by about 30%. This is pretty good, but my arthritic fingers are finally demanding more. Also, the Midwest lever relies on leverage so you really need to be careful with adjustment to make it work properly. As always, our reviews focus on the potential negatives. It's manufactured in Australia so it's expensive. If you only want to reduce your clutch 'pull' by 15% to 30%, there are cheaper solutions. See this video. But if you have medical issues like arthritis and tendonitis, or suffer from chronic arm pump, this is a great long-term solution. And make sure they are high quality handguards. The Clake is a bit bigger so you may need to use a longer bolt and a spacer to push your handguard out to allow fitment. On some motorbikes, the clutch cable is not quite long enough to reach the Clake. It mainly seems to be Beta (or 'Baytuh') models, Clake have an extension piece for these situations. But generally most owners will settle for around 60% assistance or less, as you usually want a certain degree of resistance to provide a good 'feel' to the clutch. I googled around to see if other riders encounter problems with the Clake. Neither did the four riders I know who bought Clakes. But Clake has done an installation video with some tips. Do you own a Clake One Light clutch? Any problems? Let us know, we always put long-term comments in our pinned first comment with KZread reviews. Very occasionally, your clutch setup may use mineral oil instead of DOT brake fluid. The Clake uses seals that will only suit one or the other. If your new motorbike uses a different fluid, your Clake will need to be rebuilt to suit. Keep pressure washers away from the Clake. There are more possible entry points if water is under pressure. A few owners have needed to service the Clake after forcing water into them.
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Have had this clutch on my 2014 300RR for 6 years now (should tick over 600 hours next couple of months!!!! on just one piston and ring change). Generally the Clake has been fantastic. But it has proven to be VERY finicky to get rid of the last little few air bubbles from within its small diameter fluid passages. Tilting it, and lots of tiny hits with a rubber mallet to dislodge the last bubble has proven successful. But I was left seriously in the lurch last year when I took a tumble in very steep countryside and it took me a minute or two to get back to the bike and get it back upright, as it was sitting completely upside down in a bush. A minute later the Clake failed completely (air bubble dislodged????) and the next two hours was purgatory, having to use the electric start and kill switch about a million times negotiating goat tracks with horrible drop offs in a blizzard... Good thing the Beta has a very robust elec start :)
@crosstrainingadventure
Жыл бұрын
Damn air bubbles. Three guys in our group have Clakes and we've never had problems, but I regularly read about those who do. It makes me wonder if there was some kind of redesign they could do so that air bubbles occurred less....
@c3h4organic97
11 ай бұрын
@@crosstrainingadventure Just mount one of these electric massage pistols to your handlebar during the bleeding. It will shake the tiniest bubble into the bubble hell.
I've been using mine for 3 years now, I broke my wrist 4 years ago, and haven't had the same stamina I used to, I recall a 3 hour ride of fast single track, by the end I couldn't pull the clutch at all, I've not had this problem since, and apart from it getting sticky when hot, I've not had any issues with mine, I love it.
I love, love, love the two I have for my Beta 350 and X-Trainer.
I've had a Clake on my last 3 KTMs and a few mates Yammy's. Absolutely love it. It's a real pain to bleed and setup initially as any air bubbles will render it useless! Also most hand guards don't fit, bark busters do and my Fastway do.
on my dr650,i use warp 9/ 3 finger levers and a DRZ 400 clutch arm,slightly longer than on the dr,plus its alloy so my bushpig is lighter and i go faster,anyways works a treat..
@crosstrainingadventure
Жыл бұрын
I just did the DRZ clutch arm mod, Murray. Love it! Wish I'd tried it sooner... I've got a vid coming out about it soon.
I've lived all my Clake products, and have used the ProLever since 2014. KTM450 EXC, Freeride and Beta 300rr. My latest addition is the One Light Clutch for a Beta 200rr. I'll probably stick with just the OLC because i don't ride as fast for as long so don't benefit as much from a finger clutch& brake pull.
Only had mine for a year or so. At first it wouldn’t extend all the way back out. Before I emailed and got the proper instructions to get the last “micro“ bubble out I actually got used to just extending it with my finger. But after the fix it has worked perfectly.
@crosstrainingadventure
Жыл бұрын
Great to hear. It seems most of the time there' no problem with that pesky last remaining bubble... but annoying when it happens.
I noticed you blokes were sticking to the 20 km/h limit on the Goat Track - good work, thinking of the kiddies always...
@crosstrainingadventure
Жыл бұрын
Kids as in young goats? 😂
@paulmcb9070
Жыл бұрын
@@crosstrainingadventure who knows what locals keep as pets up there...
Clever mate
Why don’t you look into making a longer operating arm “down there”? Increasing the length will decrease the effort. Surely you can have something fabricated or even weld a piece onto the end of your current lower clutch arm.
@crosstrainingadventure
Жыл бұрын
Actually we str covering that in an upcoming vid about lighter pull for cable clutches. 👍
@jethybaby
Жыл бұрын
The dr650 you can replace the actuator arm where the cable attaches to the engine with one from a drz400 which is slightly longer. Only word of caution is to make sure it's properly adjusted so you aren't slipping the clutch unnecessarily. I'm running a magura hyd clutch system with a drz400 actuator arm on mine, and the slave cylinder has juuuuuust enough stroke to make it work properly when shimmed right lol
@crosstrainingadventure
Жыл бұрын
There seems to be plenty of adjustment with the DRZ clutch arm still. I've just released our vid about this on the enduro channel. I can notice a tiny bit of clutch drag when it's cold and pushing the bike around in gear (with the engine off) but zero problems once warmed up.
RSC (Righteous Stunt Clutch) clutch lever for the 650. One finger pull, high quality and look great. Had one on my old XR600R.
@KestrelYI
Жыл бұрын
That is what I ended up using to reduce the clutch pull on my WR250F as I'm also working through some hand issues. There isn't too much black magic to them - just physics. A nice bearing in the pivot and a relocated pivot point where the clutch cable attaches. Force reduction was significant for me - I measured something like half the original pull (both OEM and RSC levers tested on a new OEM Yamaha cable.) It is a nicely manufactured part, too. They make a few short lever versions but I went with the longest to maximize leverage.
@crosstrainingadventure
Жыл бұрын
I'll be doing a vid about mods for cable clutches soon and I mention stunt levers. Is the RSC expensive?
@KestrelYI
Жыл бұрын
@@crosstrainingadventure Eh - not horrendous? ~$230 AUS. Little spendy but good features. Fairly on par price compared to some of the other cable actuating options out there.
Will this work with a rekluse?? Thanks for all your vids by the way :)
@crosstrainingadventure
11 ай бұрын
Hmmm... I can't see any reason why not. Might be worth trying to find someone who has combined them to check though.
@codforlife
11 ай бұрын
@@crosstrainingadventure thanks again for all your videos mate.
Ol' lady hands Barry, thats what theyre gonna call ya
@crosstrainingadventure
Жыл бұрын
😂 I'll invite them on one of our hard enduro rides and see how they go!
Ive never understood the mystery of how the clake works... the adjust knob is adjusting a spring that makes the clutch lever easier to pull, its that simple.
@crosstrainingadventure
Жыл бұрын
Well... it would lead to clutch slipping if it was that simple. Instead of leverage, some of the energy is stored when the clutch is released, then used again when you next pull it in. Black magic and devilry lol.
@jethybaby
Жыл бұрын
@crosstrainingadventure I swear to God, it's a spring that you can wind the tension on and off lol. That's why you lose the feeling when you wind it to maximum lightness.
@crosstrainingadventure
Жыл бұрын
It can't be or the clutch would slip. Simple test... drop the clutch in second gear. Then do the same thing after the spring adjustment. There will be no change in the clutch take up.
Wanty mcwanterton take my money
We are st Anthony of the desert ✝️⚙️ Join us at our annual clutch blessing
I'm still dreaming about hydraulic clutch. I need to get in the 21 century
Meh.. I drum a lot, I don’t get much arm pump purely because of that happy accident.
If you can't pull a manual clutch , you should not be riding a motorcycle !
@crosstrainingadventure
Жыл бұрын
I know a few military vets who've returned with tendon injuries who are using this... are you saying they should stop riding? Arthritis runs in my family and I'm at the early stages so I'm using the Clake so I can last longer on our hard enduro rides. Should I really stop riding?
@CAPTLIEPS
Жыл бұрын
If you cant properly control any vehicle should not be driving then , adaptive driving if fully in control is OK. My street bike 1983 Suzuki GS750T has heavy duty clutch springs after a complete rotory cuff tear and a dislocated bicep left arm I exercised to get strength back to pull the heavy clutch lever !
@whatscoldoing5627
Жыл бұрын
There will come a day, my friend when you will realise the error in that comment!😜
@CAPTLIEPS
Жыл бұрын
@@whatscoldoing5627 I'll be 70 years old this year been riding at the age of 12 , if you cant pull a clutch how can you hang on to the bars !
@show-me-the-details
11 ай бұрын
@@CAPTLIEPS you sound like such an ego maniac simpleton with your comments , keep squeezing your todger and building that wrist strength