New Italian slipper clutch design by EVR
July 2, 2009 - Alan Dowds
High-end anti-hop device available for Ducatis and MV Agustas from Italian firm EVR ... Scroll down for the full story
If you own a Ducati 1098 or 1198, you'll probably be used to steep price tags. So the £1200 tariff on this slipper clutch may not put you off. It's a hefty price, but the product is heavy on spec, construction and design.
Produced by Italian firm EVR, it uses a totally novel, patented system of operation. Rather than the ball bearings and ramps of conventional slipper clutches, the EVR design uses a hardened steel central cam drum, that runs on hard steel roller bearings in the pressure plate. So these hardened steel parts perform the anti-hop function, rather than comparatively soft alloy components, reducing wear and improving operation.
The outer plate is clever too - machined 'blades' pump air through the plate pack on the (dry) clutch, reducing wear and fade.
More info on the EVR clutch from www.speedycom.co.uk
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