A combined easy clutch and hand-operated rear brake for motorbikes as an alternative to a Rekluse? Clake has been doing some very trick things by bikes since they invented the One Light Clutch. The Clake Two uses two levers for the clutch and rear brake and it's a very intuitive system that provides a great alternative to the Rekluse auto clutches. Check out the other Clake products at www.clake.com.au Please be aware Clake have had been inundated with orders since this review was posted, I'd suggest emailing them to see how long your order would take.
CLAKE 2 REVIEW
Recently we reviewed the Clake One light clutch which a few of the guys bought last year, a clutch that is incredibly light but doesn't use any extra travel to achieve that lightness.
I was sufficiently impressed to check out the Clake gear myself and opted for the Clake 2, a very trick bit of engineering that is essentially a combined light clutch and rear brake setup which I've used for several months now.
So how does it work? The inside lever is the clutch, and it uses the same technology as the Clake One Light Clutch to give you effortless one finger control. If you use the outer lever, this applies the rear brake. The really brilliant part is that as you squeeze further, the clutch is also pulled in, which in effect means you are far less likely to stall the bike.
A year ago I got rid of my Rekluse auto clutch as for my purposes it was cheating - I wasn't developing my clutch skills at all. The beauty of the Clake 2 is that I have full use of the clutch with an exceptionally light pull and heaps of feel, but can still make use of it's anti-stall nature. And for anyone who has ridden a bicycle the hand operated rear brake is very intuitive and takes only minutes to get used to.
The dual hand lever design is a work of art. Some riders opt for keeping fingers on both levers at all times, but I've settled on the one finger and just moving it slightly to either lever. It was surprising how quickly this became second nature.
I quickly noticed how my fingers had far more control over the rear brake than my clumsy foot in boots. Down steep hills I now rarely lock up the rear wheel so am using more rear brake than before. And of course this meant that rear brake chatter is now largely a thing of the past.
I did not realise how much influence body positioning had over the old rear brake. As you move your body backward and forward over the bike this makes it harder to modulate the rear brake. This really stands out on steep downhills - as it gets steeper it gets harder to operate the rear brake but the Clake 2 allows perfect rear brake control regardless of how steep or gnarly the terrain is.
Coming into right hand corners I could now have my foot off the peg for balance but still operate the rear brake. In fact I started to notice how often I couldn't use the rear brake before. When stuck on a steep hill climb, I could now u-turn the bike to the left if needed as I could still operate the rear brake. And when doing pivot turns in very tight sections I can now just upend the bike and spin it around on its rear wheel. Also when I'm off the bike and moving it around in rough ground it's much easier to use the rear brake. I've even found it makes loading and unloading the bike easier!
I can see how the Clake 2 particularly makes advanced techniques so much easier. When lifting the front wheel up, it's so much easier to cover the rear brake with one finger to prevent flipping. I had so much trouble with covering the rear brake with my foot that I never bothered with those slow Graham Jarvis style wheelies but it's so easy with the Clake I'm now working on those. Personally I'm not into those slide in sideways and power out of corners but can see how the Clake 2 would make those so easy for right hand corners.
The Clake 2 is adjustable at the lever, and also has a range of cams for almost infinite adjustment. You can control how much the clutch and rear brake overlap, if at all and how quickly the engage as well.
Some riders opt to not run the old foot lever for the brake at all, but there is the option to retain this so you can swap between hand and foot operated rear brake if wanted.
CLAKE 2 ISSUES
Expense
Lock up when panicking
All in all we are extremely impressed with the Clake 2. If you are thinking of a Rekluse auto clutch but can't help feel you are cheating, this is a great alternative as you still have full manual control of your clutch but it's easy intuitive feel and anti stall nature will make a big difference to your riding.
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