Did you order the Tapp secondary? I would add that to your order as I feel the OEM secondary allows belt slippage and generates a ton of heat.Excellent timing, cause I was about to post what I know of these options too.
I ordered a Tapps primary from Evo on February 3 a few days after the stop sale was issued. They told me they needed additional parts to complete the ordered and expected it to be 1 to 2. They indicated they had a lot of orders over that weekend. Yesterday they updated me and said the expected parts this week and next to fulfill the backorders. I'm hoping mine will be here next week, but they could not confirm until the parts arrived.
Also, I contacted STM to get a status on their clutches. I have run them before and had good luck. They indicated that they are still testing and would have one avaliable soon (it would be similar to the Polaris Rage 3 design). He said the process has slowed considerably as their test H2 blew a differential and they had to wait out the repair process. However, one thing he said that sounds like it may further delay the release is that they wanted to hear from Kawasaki on the rationale for current failures. He said they did not want to release their clutch if it was more of an issue with motor or crank (e.g. shaft imbalance or harmonics or heat). So I woukd expect them to be available in the future, but could still be weeks or months out. You woukd have to contact them for more details. Their techs are good guys and helpful to talk with when you need info.
I will likely add the secondary later, but wanted to keep costs down for now. I kind of wanted to get through the spring season and see what Kawasaki does. I got documentation from my dealer, so gonna seek reimbursement.Did you order the Tapp secondary? I would add that to your order as I feel the OEM secondary allows belt slippage and generates a ton of heat.
Kawi will be replacing a lot of motors if there is issue with the crank.
I will likely add the secondary later, but wanted to keep costs down for now. I kind of wanted to get through the spring season and see what Kawasaki does. I got documentation from my dealer, so gonna seek reimbursement.
To be honest, I want an STM clutch, cause they've been good for me and their rebuild service is nice to have. Once they release theirs, I may sell the Tapps. I guess it depends upon how the Tapps performs for me.
Mine have been pretty durable on my Can Ams. There are a lot of moving parts on them. I just sent mine in and had them go through it for $250 and replace bits. Could easily run 1500-2000 miles on them without much issue.I just remember STM clutches needing more maintenance and I suspect the Tapp clutches will too. Hopefully this will all be moot and Kawi comes through with improved clutches.
