79cc vibration

[donb4103]

I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I am building a 79cc bike. I`m using a Micargi GTS frame. Got it running and when ever you take off it shudders and vibrates like crazy until you get it up to a certain speed. It runs awesome after you get it going. But low speeds and takeoffs are really bad.

 

[donb4103]

It actually feels like the clutch is shuddering and only partially catching

 

[ultralight01]

Yeah, it's the clutch. A faster take-off would help you a lot. Also, a better quality clutch is good.

 

[culvercityclassic]

Yeah, it's the clutch. A faster take-off would help you a lot. Also, a better quality clutch is good.

Ultralight is right... nice rimes ha ha

 

[TheNecromancer13]

Pedal up to like 8 or 10 mph, and then give it gas. Also pedal assist when you first give it gas.

 

[ultralight01]

Ultralight is right... nice rimes ha ha

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh
Ohmygosh

 

[Wickedest1]

It is definitely the clutch. The engagement is somewhere around 1800-2000 rpm for most of the ⅝" clutches.

Torque converter will smooth out your ride, but may decrease top end by a couple mph.

I have no pedals on my 79 build and I've found that feathering the throttle up slowly will ease some of the shuddering.

 

[Kletus]

I built a 79cc on a Macargi Huntington beach cruiser and it did the same thing. To remedy this I put a spring loaded chain tensioner on the drive chain and a fixed tensioner on the transmission primary chain. It now starts off from a standing stop with no problem. It wasn't the clutch in my case. My trusty Stromberg Carlson clipper speedometer says it will do 43 MPH flat out with a 44tooth rear sprocket. The 79cc four stroke will never be as smooth as a 2-stoke because it is firing to far below TDC at low RPM's. Mine smooths out at about 20 MPH.

 

[Tony01]

Put the green spring in your max torque clutch. Locks up at about 2500.