Air Clutches

[GSXRFANN]

Does anyone here have any experience with air clutches? I went to the track on saturday and a couple of guys there were using them. They had 005-008 lights all night, and their 60ft times were in the low 1.30's. I know the bikes are geared and all, but those dayum reaction times are hard to beat. They were also using 2-steps. All night their times were within 3 one thousands of a second. That is dayum consistant!
I guess I am going to have to go that route for next year if I wanna race with the big boys and be competitive. I don't know what else to do.
Anyone have any other ideas?
Anybody got any used stuff for sale? I need some help here, cause this has me totally tripped out!! Never seen anything like that before!

 

[DropBusa]

Air clutches? or Shifters?

Easy to mount and wire. But can be dangerous if you dont work them properly. 2 stage lock up clutches are very nice. But if your gonna burn the money and you wanna race the BIG boys go a with 3 stage. You'll never look back!! Unless of course you wanna look back and make sure the other guy actually started the race

And as far a those RT goes, thats not a matter of clutch as much as it is wrist and finger action.
I will though admit, that those lock up clutches take a lot off of your nerves when you can just dump it out and go.

 

[Gixx1300R]

Air clutches? or Shifters?

Easy to mount and wire. But can be dangerous if you dont work them properly. 2 stage lock up clutches are very nice. But if your gonna burn the money and you wanna race the BIG boys go a with 3 stage. You'll never look back!! Unless of course you wanna look back and make sure the other guy actually started the race

And as far a those RT goes, thats not a matter of clutch as much as it is wrist and finger action.
I will though admit, that those lock up clutches take a lot off of your nerves when you can just dump it out and go.

You cant just dump and go with a lock up clutch. What you are thinking about is a slider clutch. An Air shifter is what you want. Using an Airshifter will lower your track time by 2 tenths also.

 

[Commuta_Busa]

there used to be a mod from Anderson that pumped pressure to the clutch to increase the clamping load but I don't think that's what you're talking about. Probably like others said an air shifter which doesn't improve consistancy of your 60' or r/t.

That two step will really help consistancy

 

[Moparict]

I'll wager he may be talking about a clutch set up using a two step and a delay box. That is how the RT come in. They actually leave off of the top bulb and the delay box launches the bike.

 

[GSXRFANN]

I have an air shifter already. What I am talking about is on the MPS website. It is an air actuated clutch. They are friggin awesome. They do work in combo with a 2step rev limiter. You kind of set them up like a delay box in that you can adjust the time it takes the clutch to release from the time you let off the button.
I agree that the r/t has to do with the wrist and fingers, but, dang these things give you 00 lights all day long!