You know what I love about this great country we live in? Ingenuity! Ingenuity is what
drove the Wright brother’s to develop the first flying machine and Henry Ford to develop
the first assembly line. This is also what drove the group at Rekluse to develop the z-start
auto clutch. This product takes what we know of as a perfectly good component on a dirt
bike, the clutch, and makes it even better.
Tom Farris at EnduroPilot.com approached me and said “hey I have this auto clutch, do
you want to try it out?” Prior to this I had heard a lot of things about the Rekluse auto
clutch but was always still skeptical to try one out. So I said, what the heck and headed
down to Tom’s on a Friday night to install this new techy gadget for my dirt bike. I kept
a pretty close eye over Tom’s shoulder as he installed the clutch like a master surgeon. In
less than 2 hours we had the clutch installed and we probably could have had it installed
in under an hour had we limited the BS sessions. After we installed it, I ripped it up and
down the driveway in the dark. It was different, that’s for sure. I would get my chance to
check it out the next day as we would be setting up for the D22 Zwingle Hare Scramble.
The next day I showed up to do trail work at the new race course. I immediately
recognized the benefit of this clutch as I followed Tom’s son down through a gnarly
ravine with unbelievable clutch engagement. There was no slipping of the clutch to trials
ride through these technical sections, just gently roll on the gas and maneuver through
them. At the end of the day I was really impressed. This thing really shined in the
technical sections. But, how would it hold up at race pace? That was the question that
was looming in my mind. We would find out the next week at the Winterset Enduro.
At the start of the Winterset Enduro the clutch still felt a little strange as I was still used
to my normal pull in the clutch for every corner and obstacle and let it out immediately
after. Let me tell you, if you have ever ridden an Enduro there are a lot of corners and
obstacles and this would normally mean a lot of pulling in the clutch. Less than a mile
into the race we had multiple muddy creek crossings and muddy up hill climbs. Within
this mile I was hooked. This clutch made the bike seem like it was on a cog rail as it
climbed these hills with very limited rear tire spin. All I had to do was put it in 3rd gear
and roll on the throttle. After the first 2 sections I was really liking this clutch, but I still
missed the clutch action of being able to blow open a corner with a few strokes of the
clutch. I remembered Tom stating that this clutch could also be used like a regular
clutch, so in the 3rd section of the day I woke it up and combined the smooth traction of
the auto clutch in the gnarly sections with the clutch fanning technique in the open
sections. OK, now I was sold. This thing really works! I never stalled the bike all day
and did not have any calluses on my clutch finger. I only wish it would help to keep us
from burning check points, but maybe that is another product review.
My overall rating of this product is 95/100 points. This is a must have product for
anybody that has a bike that has the horsepower to pull the bike even if it is a gear too
high.

For pricing and product information Contact:
Tom Farris at TOM FARRIS [TOM@ENDUROPILOT.COM].