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Old 09-Mar-2005, 22:40
Bj.O.rn Bj.O.rn is offline
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Originally posted by Shazaam!
However, the reduced mass offered by an aftermarket clutch alone is not very significant because the clutch turns once for every four revolutions of the flywheel. Consequently, it is accelerated one quarter as quickly as the flywheel, so rotational weight reduction at the flywheel, gram-for-gram, will give you four times the effect as weight reduction at the clutch.

Really? primary drive ratio is around 2:1 on most ducatis.. so once every twice it should be, clutch runs at half rpm compared to the crank.. (or thereabout)
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