Smoother takeoff

toomanytoys

Well-Known Member
#22
Another thing about this is that the clutch engagement behavior is something that the rider should learn to expect and get used to.

When my then 17 year old and his friend first rode it seemed that they noticed the behavior we are talking about here. What they started doing was slowly and carefully slipping their way to engagement. After a while I pretty much scolded them saying "quit babying the thing, throttle it and go". I was a bit annoyed with the clutch abuse and how it appeared that they were afraid of the bike.
When my daughter was 11 she started on the bt200x. She would do the same. After she got used to it I told her just gas it and go. Don’t slip it. She rides around the yard pretty much wide open now.
 
#23
Really appreciate the info/replies. Looks like a TC is the 1st mod. Now I just have to figure out which one is correct for the Coleman CT200U-EX, and if the Hisun 196cc engine needs to be raised.
 
#24
Here's the one that I bought, twice now :
https://www.amazon.com/Mophorn-Converter-2HP-7HP-Replacement-CVT/dp/B019SL0LUU/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1PCIL51BGGQAK&keywords=mophorn+torque+converter&qid=1659703771&sprefix=mophorn+torque,aps,849&sr=8-3&th=1

All these Chinese converters are about the same - So just pick any one for a 40-41 chain.
The one thing is, if your bike is newer than mid 2016, the engine has a 5/8" / 16mm crank shaft, and most of the converters are for a 3/4" shaft.
You either have to sleeve the shaft to 3/4", swap cranks (many folks do that), or buy a more expensive converter:
https://www.gopowersports.com/coleman-200-series-torque-converter-kit/

Lots of on-line info on installing one - Not a big deal to do it.
Here's the one that I bought, twice now :
https://www.amazon.com/Mophorn-Converter-2HP-7HP-Replacement-CVT/dp/B019SL0LUU/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1PCIL51BGGQAK&keywords=mophorn+torque+converter&qid=1659703771&sprefix=mophorn+torque,aps,849&sr=8-3&th=1

All these Chinese converters are about the same - So just pick any one for a 40-41 chain.
The one thing is, if your bike is newer than mid 2016, the engine has a 5/8" / 16mm crank shaft, and most of the converters are for a 3/4" shaft.
You either have to sleeve the shaft to 3/4", swap cranks (many folks do that), or buy a more expensive converter:
https://www.gopowersports.com/coleman-200-series-torque-converter-kit/

Lots of on-line info on installing one - Not a big deal to do it.
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Going to sleeve the shaft. Would this be the correct kit for the factory chain set up?
 

2old2care

Active Member
#27
You will find that although raising the engine with 1" tubing works to clear the TC backplate from the lower frame, there will still be interference from the small tubing cross brace / chain guard mount.
3 ways to deal with it :
#1 - Cut and remove it - This is the way most do it, and I don't believe it affects the strength of the frame.
#2 - Cut away a section of lower rear corner of the TC back plate to clear it - This works too, and doesn't affect the strength of the TC.
#3 - Buy the the riser plate, which moves the engine up and forward, enough to clear everything, but costs $, and raises the engine quite a bit.

I used the first method on my first bike - No issues at all.
I'm planning to use the second on my wife's bike, and we shall see how that goes :~)
 
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