How to install a Rekluse Radius X Auto Clutch

[@Davido50]

Great in depth explanation of the Recluse clutch system! Thankyou. - Ohio

[@Team2Gils]

Thanks! They are awesome.

[@yxiscatti]

Great video as allways! You should have 1 millon subscribers... one of the best informative Raptor 700 channels, really appreciate your work there, I learned a lot about the raptor because of you. I hope I can put that clouth in my bike some day. Keep the good work rolling and having fun on the bike!

[@Team2Gils]

Thanks! Glad you like them.

[@surajraikar9946]

We need to see the drive video. Action speaks louder than words.

[@Team2Gils]

At the very end is some riding footage but you can also take a look at some of the racing videos after the install as well.

[@The700XXrider]

You must have filmed the last couple how-to's some time ago, I noticed no graphics kit. Good video and product testimonial.

[@Team2Gils]

Good eye! I did this upgrade just prior to the graphics and wanted to try it out some before posting the video.

[@greenlit802]

Was thinking of buying one for my 2022 Raptor.

[@Team2Gils]

Sweet! I love mine.

[@greenlit802]

I ordered it.

[@Team2Gils]

@@greenlit802 sweet!

[@greenlit802]

So did you change the spring at all on the disc they sent? After I installed I can't get it to stop creeping forward in first. I can get to almost the clutch being fully let out but it will either start moving or If I have the brake on it'll stall. I played with the gap adjusting with the clutch cable so much. I'm wondering if idle adjustment might help before I take the clutch pack back out and try the other springs.

[@Team2Gils]

No, I just used the one's that were in it. If it is grabbing that hard, sounds like cable needs to be tightened. The cable is adjusted so that the clutch is essentially pulled in, that is why it slipped at idle. Might check idle speed as well to make sure it is not idling too high.

[@richf4229]

Rick I had a couple questions about your setup. This has been my first year xc racing with a Raptor 700R and I am waiting on my Rekluse to get delivered, I think it is really going to help. To use engine braking down a steep decline do you need to blip the throttle to engage the clutch before hand? For example if you downshifted to 2nd right before the decline to get the additional engine braking. During a race are you able to lug it around in 3rd gear most of the time? Thanks for all the videos they have been really helpful and part of the reason I decided to go with the Raptor to xc race with.

[@Team2Gils]

Engine braking works pretty much normal unless your at an idle when you go downhill, in that case, a quick blip will engage the clutch. You can lug around if you like, I try to drive normally, however I do upshift to gain more traction. Running 3rd on slick surfaces gives great traction.

[@peteralvis2224]

When you put the clutch cover back on was the clutch the super soft? Im installing one and it just doesn't seem right. I can twist the part the cable slots in on the cover with my hand.

[@Team2Gils]

No, should be tight. When adjusted properly, the clutch is actually pulled in and disengaged at idle.

[@27Zangle]

Even though I can use a clutch on ATV's and dirtbikes, I plan to purchase one of these after picking up a new ATV. I've had some damage to my hands over the years, some days they don't operate as well.

[@Team2Gils]

I really like it. I let my wife get on it and she has not used a bike clutch before but had not issues.

[@thethiefonthecross9092]

I was driving my Raptor the other day climbing a very large steep Sandy Hill I needed to downshift from third gear to 2nd and I couldn't get it in the second gear fast enough and I lost some momentum it was kind of scary I climb the Hill and all but not like I wanted to would this upgrade help in a situation like that where I'm in third gear and I need to downshift to second?

[@Team2Gils]

Yes, depending on the situation you may not have needed to shift.

[@thethiefonthecross9092]

@@Team2Gils I can hear the motor starting to bog down and slow down speed little by little so I was trying to shift from third gear to second gear so I can get it spinning more . I just installed the big gun big three kit so I'm hoping that helps I was just wondering about this clutch upgrade as well I haven't took my Raptor out yet since the big three upgrade so I'll see how it does different this time

[@Team2Gils]

@@thethiefonthecross9092 you can always try to listen the the engine change a shift a little earlier.

[@thethiefonthecross9092]

@@Team2Gils yeah I just hate to rev it up so high I weigh like 280 lb LOL so it might be a little different with my weight sometimes I feel like if I downshift too soon it will kind of slow me down and rev real high I was just trying to find that happy place where the wheels are spinning real good and I don't sound like it's going to blow up hopefully this big three upgrade will do the trick.

[@Team2Gils]

@@thethiefonthecross9092 will help for sure

[@andrewengland971]

Is that clutch for your raptor? I have a 20 700R. I wanna get one for sure. I ride a lot. Or is that the one for the yfz 450?

[@Team2Gils]

Yes, it is specific for the raptor. I really like it.

[@andrewengland971]

Team 2 Gils ok nice. Thank you. I want to get asap

[@JarofMayonaise]

I broke my left arm last year and after a few hours riding my hand gets tired and makes pulling the clutch in harder and harder as well as making harder to hold on to the bars under fun accel. I understand that you still need to shift gears normally with the clutch. What I am still not too sure on is whether or not a rekluse works the way I think it does. Say you are in 2nd or 1st gear and you just roll to a stop, or even brake to a stop, do you have to use the clutch? If you come around a corner and a log is there and you slam on the brakes, will it stall like normal or just always come to an idle (at least in low gears 1 or 2)? I'm fine with using the clutch, but a lot of low speed technical stuff with a lot of clutch work wears me out fast.

[@Team2Gils]

That is how it works. You can just just stop in whatever gear and the bike will idle. Give it the gas and it takes off again. Yeah, going into corners you can just slow down and roll back on the throttle and go. Also great for those surprises, you can jam on the brakes and maneuver and not have to worry about shifting at the same time.

[@JarofMayonaise]

@@Team2Gils Purchased one and had it installed by a shop. The starting and stopping part works, but it just keeps slipping at any hard amount of throttle. I don't know what to do to adjust it. The cable screw adjuster at the perch is all the way out already. I don't know if I need to adjust it in or out, or move that arm down on the clutch cover.... I'm so frustrated with it I just want to put the stock clutch back in. When I do the free play gain test, my clutch lever does not move at all and it's pretty hard to pull in. Any suggestions? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqOXfnZqibeKbJo

[@johnbruzzi4381]

@@JarofMayonaise what you pay to have it installed?

[@JarofMayonaise]

@@johnbruzzi4381 I dug through all my paperwork I still had and could not find the receipt I thought I had kept. I know it was at or around $400 because I remember it had to be less than what I made in a week. I do remember that they didn't charge for installing the product, they charged for hourly labor. I think it was $80 or $90/hour and it took 4 hours. It actually took longer but the guy doing the installation hadn't done one on a Raptor specifically so he had to 'learn' for a few extra hours. He said he had wasted a few hours doing something wrong but didn't charge me for it because he was learning and didn't feel right charging the customer for his mess ups. I'm pretty sure the bill was rounded down to an even $400. I had to take it back a week later for adjustments, which was all done for free. So far it's been a year+ without me having to touch anything and it seems to be working just as great as day 1.

[@billstithem9543]

how is that Rekluse Radius X holding up? i thinking about get for my Raptor 700R

[@Team2Gils]

The rekluse is awesome! A raptor Anda rekluse are a perfect match. I abuse the crap out of this thing and it never even needs adjusting.

[@billstithem9543]

Thank you

[@charleybrown4235]

Thanks for the video. How durable has it been? Have you replaced the plates yet and I’d so, how many hours?

[@Team2Gils]

I believe this is my 3rd year of racing with it and I haven't done anything to it other than ride it. I do change the oil every other race which helps

[@charleybrown4235]

I am thinking about the Rekluse. I switched to a raptor from a banshee which I had for 20 years. Two totally different beast. I am finding that the raptor is easy to stall in rough corners, rocks, logs, etc. I was hoping this clutch may get me closer to how a 2 stroke rides. Any thoughts? Thanks for your videos and thoughts.

[@Team2Gils]

@@charleybrown4235 really helps with nasty logs and rocks, as well as oh crap moments. To me, the raptor and the rekluse were made for each other. I really love mine.

[@jacobhenson3952]

Really cool. What’s the blue plastic with the red bolts or whatever on the front looks like behind the shocks ?

[@Team2Gils]

Mud guards I made.

[@andrewengland971]

How is it keeping up with maintenance on the rekluse. I just one installed. Trying to learn the whole set up

[@Team2Gils]

No real maintenance needed. Just check the free play to make sure it is adjusted correctly but after riding it I can do that by feel. I have not needed any adjustments since installing it. So far, really happy with it. Wish it was $100 though!

[@andrewengland971]

Team 2 Gils ya same lol. I got it on sale for 499. I’m still just trying to learn the basics of the free play gain

[@andrewengland971]

Team 2 Gils does your quad role at all with the clutch on and in gear at a stand still mine likes to role just a pinch. My barrel adjuster is almost all the way out lol

[@Team2Gils]

It does. With brake on it will sit there and idle fine, but no brake and it wants to move a little. Could not get rid of that. Adjust the free play like it says, with a little movement when you give it throttle then ride test it. If it is good it is good. If cable adjuster at limit, back off and adjust cable down by the clutch.

[@andrewengland971]

Team 2 Gils ok. Thanks for the advice

[@RJR-9603]

How are you liking the Rekluse now that its been a few years? I am planning to put one in a 2022 Raptor my wife rides.

[@Team2Gils]

I love it. Awesome upgrade.

[@RJR-9603]

@@Team2Gils Glad to hear. Makes me fell a little better about spending the $$$. Thanks!

[@Team2Gils]

@@RJR-9603 stuff is crazy expensive for sure.

[@RJR-9603]

@@Team2Gils Finally got around to installing mine today. I cannot get it adjust at all. I have nothing but clutch drag. It is acting like a normal clutch. Did you have to take all the slack out of your cable? I have followed the directions several times and it would seem like my cable is stretched but it is a brand new bike.

[@Team2Gils]

@@RJR-9603 adjusting is completely different than normal. With the bike just sitting there, your clutch should actually be pulled in, that is what allows it to slip. You want to put your finger or the band on your clutch and rev it up. It should only move in about and eight to quarter inch, check instructions on that. If moves more, tighten clutch cable till it is spec. At idle, there should be no slack at all, again, it will actually be pulled in. You will only see slack in your cable when you rev it.

[@digger_jon2778]

I wish they would make these for the 04 660e

[@Team2Gils]

They are really great. Odd they do not make them for the 04's

[@jonatanycarolain]

Hola este hembrage quita la reversa?

[@Team2Gils]

Not positive what you mean. Reverse gear still works normally.

[@youssefabouelfath2878]

I don’t understand English basically what does it do ?

[@Team2Gils]

It acts like a centrifugal clutch. At low rpm's, is disengages the clutch. You can literally let the clutch out at idle and the bike will stay put. When you give it the gas, it engages the clutch and away you go.

[@jimwillis2698]

Thanks for the video. Do you have stock clutch levers.

[@Team2Gils]

Yes I do. No problems with it.

[@andrewengland971]

What’s the offset on your wheels?

[@Team2Gils]

3x2 on front, 5x4 on rear

[@andrewengland971]

Team 2 Gils ok nice thank you.