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Lightweight Drive for Outlaw Bagger Racers
and Touring applications.
Pictured here on a 2017 Road King without a lock-
up unit, it is available with or without lock-up, and
"the Sportsman clutch will handle a great deal of
power without a centrifugal lock-up," says John
Magee.
"The new Sportsman Superclutch is an economical,
easy to install, high performance clutch upgrade with
all of the quality, design, performance and service
racers, performance engineers and dealers have
come to expect from Bandit Machine Works."
egendary Lancaster, Pennsylvania
based street and race clutch and belt
drive specialist John Magee continues
to add to his Bandit Machine Works
severe duty performance belt drive clutch
product lines.
A few months ago we reported on Bandit
applications for M-8 models, and now we have news
of a drive specifically for Outlaw Bagger racers - a
lightweight drive that saves up to
10 lbs over previous models,
equipped with outboard
bearing supports front and
rear, and with access for a
remote starter if desired.
Two models are offered -
one for 2000 to 2006, and
one for 2007 to 2017. Both are
available with spring only clutches,
or with single stage, multiple stage, or
MTC Gen II engine driven lock-ups.
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New lightweight 3.35" (85 mm) drive for 2007 to
current Touring (Baggers) models, using the high
strength, reduced weight motor plate and Gen II MTC
engine driven lock-up.
The same lightweight version is also available for
Dyna and Softail chassis.
Developed with a "whatever it takes" philosophy to
make it the finest and best performing product of its
type and originally developed in 1987 for racing to
suit the needs of the fastest H-D gas class racers and
used to set records and win races in all major
sanctioning bodies since then, Bandit has been
updating its designs, engineering and manufacturing
capabilities and features ever since.
Street versions for more conservative motorcycles are
available - still made with the same attention to
detail and use of premium materials. 9, 10 and 11
plate friction plate packs are offered to suit the
application and to hold major power with a light
lever pull.
Drives are built with or without outboard bearing
supports in 2", 2.5", 3", 3.35" and 4" belt widths,
Top Gas race belt drive at the Maryland
International Raceway, Budd's Creek, Maryland.
and for transmission offsets without the need for
spacers - several standard transmission offsets are
available off the shelf and special order offsets are
available in any dimension up to 2".
They are offered in left side or right side rear wheel
drive models to suit the transmission used, in custom
configurations for custom bikes and specials for race
bike builders, with motorplate models for all 1990 to
current Big Twins - indeed drives and clutches are
available for all Big Twins from 1941 to present.
Best known for the Drag Race bred Superclutch, the
'Sportsman' street application is now available in
three Big Twin application models for '90 -'97, '98 -
'06 and for 2007-up, which now includes M-8 Softail
Lock-up belt drive on a 140 ci
S&S Sportster engine
Kendall Johnson's 'Build Off' bike features Bandit
custom drive to fit a Jesse Jurrens Low Life frame.