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umm....engaging your clutch at 7.5k to 8.25k will leave you maybe 1k of rideable rpms with that pipe and that kit with its port timing. get a tachometer and get to business. also, 21mm race carb might be a bit big for that setup. if you really want your clutch to engage that late then you'll want a clutch brace too.

I'm in Concord, where are you?

I would love some hands on help!!

I need some help with a lot of stuff.

Can i give you some advice?

here, http://www.prohoists.com/Shopping.idc?ProductID=659&ProductCategory=&keyword=tachometer buy that. build your bike. break in the engine. then start going to town. bigger is not always better, some bikes need a smaller carb to keep a proper carb signal in the lower rpms. its why 14mm bings, k-stars and techno circuits play so well together. total weight of the clutch doesnt matter either, it is all about the taking weight off the shoes.

i'm from worcester by the way but i do all my work in rutland. if you wanna come out, i'll probably buy that estoril off you.

spring tuning is done after the shoes are all lightened. you basically mark each clutch shoe at the same place and use a fishing scale to pull each arm out to the mark, making sure it takes the same amount of force to pull the arms. this allows for the clutch to engage equally and smoothly.

a 21mm dellorto will give you less restriction on your top end, but a parlini and techno circuit shouldn't really rev past 9k or so, so its not like a smaller carb couldn't do the job. when you start getting into crazy shit, like MLM/MMM/Simonini/Weak-ends pipes and Polini/Athena/Gila builds, the 21mm carb will do justice. but till then you really don't need anything crazy.

you will want a clutch brace though. http://www.1977mopeds.com/product/50116/Mike-Thomas-Puch-3-Shoe-Clutch-Brace/ or http://www.1977mopeds.com/product/1048/MLM-Puch-E50-Moped-3-Shoe-Clutch-Brace/ both work.

there is alot to learn to building an actual blaster of a ped that is fully tuned. it is the best though.

60g even with the super stiff springs...hes not running blue or orange springs, hes gonna have the kickstart ones.

The old style? I mean... they are new, I haven't even got them yet. they're coming from treats later this week. There are two braces... THIS or THIS. Which one should I get?

looks like hes using shoes from a 2 shoe

just use 2 shoe pads on the 3 shoe you gonna shorten em a bit by the spring adjuster screw then go to town lightening them... practically indestructable

What was your gearing maize and when did that clutch engage?

ive destroyed the newer 3 shoes in less than a day of riding as well with them lightened to 60g and blue springs two turns in and a brace

i was geared 36X40 and it would engage at 7,500 grand and rev out at 13,000

16x40? i try to keep my clutch engaging no later then 25mph, obviously factoring gearing into the equation. engaging at 40mph could have been the reason...from what it seems most setups give about a 5k or 6k window of ridable rpms. what do you guys think?

yeah, i had it even higher around 45mph, but it sucked for city riding where the speed limit was 30, so i had to be on and off the gas all day.

but if the clutch it light enought, and you have good pads, they will last a real long time.

Chris from Unholy smokers is using it in his ped.