Steve S Posted August 29, 2008 Share #1 Posted August 29, 2008 Well I found out tonight why Yamaha put a "soft" clutch in the Venture. My son and I went out on a day trip today and as we were getting close to home we stopped at a traffic light. It was late with no traffic around and we were in separate lanes. He gets froggy and starts revving the engine on the Nomad and hollers over at me "what ya got old man"? Wellll, I have never been one to let and insult pass me by, especially from a mere youngster, (he's 24), so I got the Venture rolling, pulled the clutch in and hit the throttle a couple of times, then hammered on it... BIG MISTAKE!!! :bang head: This was my first real hard hole shot since I did the clutch up-grade and let me tell you... IT WORKS. That clutch grabbed hold, the rear tire went to spinning and smoking, the rear end went sideways, my butt puckered up and I just held on til I was WAYYYYY out in front. Talk about a rush... Don't wanna do it again, but oh, what a feeling. Before when I tried this the clutch would slip, not much, but just enough that it wouldn't let the rear tire break traction. I think I am going to like this set-up much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigaWhiskey Posted August 29, 2008 Share #2 Posted August 29, 2008 Kewl! Now, imagine it on a 1st Gen, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted August 29, 2008 Share #3 Posted August 29, 2008 Well your son knows what the old man got.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyRich Posted August 29, 2008 Share #4 Posted August 29, 2008 A faster bike ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eck Posted August 29, 2008 Share #5 Posted August 29, 2008 Kewl! Now, imagine it on a 1st Gen, lol. It appears the smoke was the exhaust...??? A faster bike ? A puckered Butt.........with a wild rush coming on:confused24: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted September 2, 2008 Share #6 Posted September 2, 2008 Didn't here ya say what your son's response was!..........Duly impressed, I would imagine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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