CF Moto Fashion 250 trike jerky in low gear By grandoug (Read 976 times)

[grandoug]

So I just became an owner of a CF Moto Fashion 250 trike, and I like most everything, but I notice that when I start out, it seems as though the clutch is "jerking"...once moving it shifts and runs smoothly

[ellpee]

I imagine JR or somebody will move this to the trike section, but this is pretty much a generic thing. Being too "tentative" on the gas with a heavier scoot can cause the clutch pads to glaze, in which case they try, and fail, to "grab" the inside of the clutch bell, until you finally get the RPM up to where centrifugal force is sufficient. Be a little more gutsy on the gas when you first start up, and when you have reason to open up the CVT, look at the clutch pads. You'll probably see they are at least somewhat glazed, and a little bit of roughening up with coarse sandpaper will fix it. Don't get carried away, just a few firm rubs will do what's needed.

(Wow, I've finally hung around here enough to actually know the answer to a question!!!)

[bones113]

May 6, 2014 18:13:21 GMT -6 ellpee said:

I imagine JR or somebody will move this to the trike section, but this is pretty much a generic thing. Being too "tentative" on the gas with a heavier scoot can cause the clutch pads to glaze, in which case they try, and fail, to "grab" the inside of the clutch bell, until you finally get the RPM up to where centrifugal force is sufficient. Be a little more gutsy on the gas when you first start up, and when you have reason to open up the CVT, look at the clutch pads. You'll probably see they are at least somewhat glazed, and a little bit of roughening up with coarse sandpaper will fix it. Don't get carried away, just a few firm rubs will do what's needed.

(Wow, I've finally hung around here enough to actually know the answer to a question!!!)

I wonder if there is a video out there somewhere that shows what a glazed clutch pad looks like and how to scrub them?. Im going to be servicing my belt and rollers soon and would like to know. I too have a jerking at low speed on take off. I can get on the throttle a little harder to neutralize some of it.

[alleyoop]

Does it look something like this: Put up a picture of it Not to many have a CF Moto Trike. Does it have the VOyager Trike kit or TOW-PAC or which trike kit does it have.

And yes the pads are most likely glazed and slipping not grabbing the bell, very common on heavy scoots if you baby then starting off.
You can not miss the look of glazed pads they will be smooth and shiny, then just get a piece of sandpaper any will do and just lightly sand away the glaze.
Alleyoop

[ellpee]

Oh, and BTW this doesn't require removing the pads; once you remove the clutch bell -- big nut in the middle might require an impact wrench to get it loose -- you'll have easy access to the pads. If they're smooth and shiny, rough them up a bit, blow any resulting dust out of there with canned air or whatever, put the bell back on, and you'll see a world of difference.

[ellpee]

Here's a picture of a typical CVT clutch; pads are clearly visible. Yours may not look EXACTLY like this, but they're all pretty similar in design.