alloy drive face pros? cons?

Does your Spree/Elite already run great, and you're trying to make it quicker/faster? Need a monster motor swap? Discuss your ideas here.

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alloy drive face pros? cons?

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looking at buying one if i get some sort of performance gain from it

Whats the pros and cons about these ?
Has anyone used one or are using one now?
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Lighter but prone to stripping and perhaps damaging crank splines. Alot of guys use them with no problem but I like to use a new oem honda one on my bikes
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so being lighter it works like a lightened flywheel on a car leting the engine rev easyer less rotating mass
86 Nifty Fifty (spree)
ZX disk brake
Kitico 120kmh speedo
AF18 ZX ported
Polini corsa
Malossi crank
CTmani
24mmOKO
40pilot118main
Scorpion pipe
8.44 to 1
Michelin s1
71.3mph
92 yz125, 94 crm250
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paulpauly7 wrote:so being lighter it works like a lightened flywheel on a car leting the engine rev easyer less rotating mass
Yup
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thank you for your input may just stick with oem as im gonna shim the front pully
86 Nifty Fifty (spree)
ZX disk brake
Kitico 120kmh speedo
AF18 ZX ported
Polini corsa
Malossi crank
CTmani
24mmOKO
40pilot118main
Scorpion pipe
8.44 to 1
Michelin s1
71.3mph
92 yz125, 94 crm250
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could always lighten the stock face too-- ive used after market one's they only strip if your a meatball and use impacts on them lol
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Not much for the front pulley but the stage-6 clutch setup will blow tour your mind :smile:
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new best 1/8th mile time 9.647 seconds @67.155 mph 310lbs total weight
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youll destroy that with a stroker ;)
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tru72 wrote:youll destroy that with a stroker ;)
Yeah I know.

Drive faces,ramp plates, rollers, and belts all get destroyed from a 125cc stroker.
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I never said what type stroker, you can't even find the old school parts i use :smile:
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