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Old 09-16-2009, 04:33 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Well not really. The whole assembly is "locked together" at engagement speeds plus; no matter what you do with the throttle it all needs to slow down and/or slip enough to allow weighted clutch pads to disengage. That's how my go carts and things worked anyway.

On this set-up the two chains and jackshaft always turn whenever the wheel turns so whether the clutch is disengaged or not there is a fair amount of driveline resistence to coasting.
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