Lightweight Minarelli Starter Clutch

[90GTVert]

Jun 20, 2011 22:31:22 GMT -5 2strokd said:

I changed out the starter clutch for the lighter one and figured ide share.
Here are the two together, heavy left, light right. The Zip had the heavy metal one that takes a bit more for the crank to spin.






And thats all for now. Im sure it will have better throttle response and such. I couldnt ride tonight, just figured ide share ;D




Usually, from my experiences anyhow, the big splne ones are all metal and heavy and the small spline cranks have the lighter ones. I remember reading about someone finding a light one for the big spline crank. They ended up buying one from somewere? I kept that in mind....
Stumbled across this one and had to show the other fine members here that easy little weight saving trick.

[90GTVert]

It looks like you might be able to get these from some youth ATVs powered by minarelli engines. A Polaris Sportsman or Predator 90 parts manual I saw showed this style, and gave this part number.

0450176

I also found this number on the parts sites.

28410-117-000


I went on eBay and saw someone selling a Predator 90 OEM starter clutch and it was indeed the lightweight style. I also saw people selling the heavy version as a replacement, so I would suggest verifying which style it is before making a purchase. The Polaris parts places online seem to be charging $35-$45 at the present time for the clutch.