Proto--type clutch pucks

That's good to know from our stand point. What motor do you have? I'm sure Pipelyne has a die that can stamp out one of those square pads.

It's a "Kings 80cc" and i am so happy with it. i will be keeping an eye on this thread, that's for sure. Thanks! That pic was from kings site as well.

Yea thats the first time I saw round pucks. those look just like my airplanes disc brakes pucks. Those about the size of a quater? My brakes are gurdies same as on the coorslight silver bullet airplane/BD-5J. They are only slightly better than dragging my feet but I don't want to be able to lock them up and stand the plane on its nose either make the prop real short. Your pucks got me to wondering.

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I know if I put both feet on the ground and engage the clutch slowly until fully engaged, It doesn't slip at all. Our new clutches grab pretty good and will probably last the life of the motor.

I think a wet clutch setup would require a lot of maintenance because we don't have any pump or a filter to catch clutch material. The oil would quickly become a grinding paste then attack the gear train unless it was changed very often. I'll stick with a dry setup and moly grease.

A good wet clutch like a bike has would be nice- you'd be able to slip it a lot and only change the oil on occasion.

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I 'm sure it would quieten things down as well. All that oil would deaden the sound and I've always thought that that was where most of the racket comes from. After re-thinking my thoughts though, I realize that the "pucks" would soak up the oil and the bike would not move. The clutch plates on a real bike are not made from a sponge-like material.
I would encourage easyrider to think about this though. He would have nothing at all to lose, he just needs to come up with a better material. If things don't work out it's just a matter of cleaning things up and replacing his pucks.