Hi y'all - My first post here .
Bought a 2016 CT200u a couple days ago - It has a totally stock 196cc engine, with pretty low mileage, and actually in really nice shape.
I changed the oil, adjusted the valves, cleaned and gapped the plug - The engine runs like a champ, starts on the first pull, seems to idle nicely, and has plenty of power.
My problem is this - It seems like the clutch engages all of a sudden, at a pretty high rpm. It's like you give it about 1/4 throttle, the engine revs but nothing moves, and then a tiny bit more, and it suddenly locks up, and takes off with a lunge. The first time it happened, it was a real shocker !
So, is this normal, to be expected from the stock clutch? Would a new clutch help? Would changing to a torque converter help?
Or, maybe I'm just expecting too much from the little bike?
I'm a decent mechanic, so changing things like this is not a big deal - Whatever will make it work better.
This bike is just for utility off-road use, and I'm not interested much in a higher top speed, just better low / medium speed drive-ability and control .
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Bought a 2016 CT200u a couple days ago - It has a totally stock 196cc engine, with pretty low mileage, and actually in really nice shape.
I changed the oil, adjusted the valves, cleaned and gapped the plug - The engine runs like a champ, starts on the first pull, seems to idle nicely, and has plenty of power.
My problem is this - It seems like the clutch engages all of a sudden, at a pretty high rpm. It's like you give it about 1/4 throttle, the engine revs but nothing moves, and then a tiny bit more, and it suddenly locks up, and takes off with a lunge. The first time it happened, it was a real shocker !
So, is this normal, to be expected from the stock clutch? Would a new clutch help? Would changing to a torque converter help?
Or, maybe I'm just expecting too much from the little bike?
I'm a decent mechanic, so changing things like this is not a big deal - Whatever will make it work better.
This bike is just for utility off-road use, and I'm not interested much in a higher top speed, just better low / medium speed drive-ability and control .
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you.