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that in conjunction with gearing a bit lower should give you just sickly low end.

Here's my two cents:

A performance variator will not help you with your launch.

One of my two Hobbit does have stiffer clutch springs, and yes, the "launch" is certainly "harder". The clutch springs do not engage until a much higher RPM, and the clutch, when it does engage, does not engage smoothly, but rather hard. The engine revs are up and when the clutch engages, the revs drop rather abruptly. I've heard others say that it almost caused them to wheeley (sp?), it was so abrupt.

Ideally, the clutch would "slide" or "slip" until your moved from a stop and coming up to speed, but it doesn't work that way. Think of driving a manual car with a "tall" rear axle ratio - you rev it up and drop the clutch - it's kind of like that. You get off of the line quicker, but the clutch, once engage, still has to "fight" against the tall rear axle ratio.

Is that bad? No, I don't think so - I think it is a preferential thing. Both my Hobbits have Leo Vince exhausts (both 50cc, one ported one stock porting), and the power band on both is higher than stock. That, combined with so many hills in my town, and the fact that the speed limit in town is 30 MPH (or less), combines to mean that I'd rather enjoy 0 to 30 MPH acceleration than have top-end speed. Given that set of facts, I'd rather have the stiffer springs on both of my Hobbits. I'd already have another set now, but my original source (Treats on ebay) told me that he did not have any more.

Also, a different variator is not necessary to help you with acceleration. If you haven't done so, just replace your variator weights with a lighter set. It will help immensely with your 10 to 25 MPH acceleration. There's some info in the Wiki on this topic.

i have been searching for stiffer springs, but i can’t seem to find any. does anyone else have a source for these?

I actually just bought a set on ebay, but haven't received them yet. If they fit, and work, I will pass the info along (and update the wiki).

i would love to get the malossi racing gears, but they are pretty much impossible to find, from what i can gather.

Yes, true. However these gears will hurt your bottom end - but they will help your top speed.

he says they are the light wieghts, so i'm guessing somewhere around 8 grams.

what the fuck? speedsupplies.com has the damned clutch puller i need for about $25. not too bad. i would pay it. BUT THE SHIPPING IS $19!!! and thats just standard shipping. bullshit. total bullshit.

The Honda motorcycle dealer just might have a puller. If not, he can probably order one.

If that doesn't work, you might be able to use a 3-armed bearing puller. I don't know the shape of the part you're trying to remove, but this thing has saved my life a couple of times ;)

If you buy one of those, get one with thin arms, because moped parts usually don't have much clearance around em ;)

If that doesn’t work, you might be able to use a 3-armed bearing puller.

I caution anyone trying to use a three-jaw puller. The metal on the clutch is not strong, and the clutch will most likely get ruined this way.

I just bought the Honda tool. I remember trying a three jaw, but just couldn't get a grip on the clutch. I remember reading about others experiences with a three-jaw puller, and how the clutch didn't survive.

Buy the tool - it can be used on the clutch and the rear driven pulley. It's worth it.

first and foremost i'm going to the honda dealer and see if they have one i can use. even if not, i can probably order it from them. they get all of there shit super fast and no shipping. good deal.

yeah, i was up all night reading horror stories about people who ruined their clutches with the 3 jaw pullers. no thank you.