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Thanks to everyone for their input. My initial understanding of the situation seems to have been too simplistic, based on an ideal system. But I’m glad I asked the question since I now have a better understanding of how this thing works.

Torque tube?? Where is that located?

I run a tach on all my CVT bikes. Best way to properly tune the variator. I spent decades perfecting my CVT tuning skills for speed. Variator will never "consistently" start to shift at the same rpm. It's much more dependent on more load vs less load, a heavier rider vs a lighter rider or...

Curiosity more than anything else. I had thought about a cheap tach, and may pursue that avenue if the need to calm my OCD gets too extreme. Anyway, thanks for your reply.

Does anyone have information on when the stock variator on a 2023 PCX160 starts to…variate? In other words, at what engine rpm do the rollers start to move and at what rpm have they reached the limit of their movement. And is the movement linear with regard to rpm. I’ve drawn a blank on Google and m...

I see that the linked article said the clutch type was “Wet, multiplate slipper/assist”, which is obviously incorrect. When I see inaccuracies such as that it makes me question the rest of the article.

Hello to everyone! New member here, and new to scooters as well. A little background: I rode a 650 Bonneville for about a year back in the 70’s and then stopped. Started back up again four years ago at the age of 70 and have had a series of eleven motorcycles in the last several years, sometimes two...