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How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger thing? - 11/25/2008 3:52:14 PM

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I am leaning towards buying a BF650i I was wandering how good the locker is? I have had 3 AC's and they have a lever you flip to lock the front end. I really enjoyed this set up because you could lock it and climb all over the bike to keep the tires down. I have gotten unstuck buy climbing onto the front rack while holding on to the handle bars facing backwards or with on hand on the throttle side of the bars and both feet on the right foot peg. So how easy is the BF locker? do ya"ll like it in techical ridding? Thanks for the feed back.

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/25/2008 3:58:09 PM

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It doesn't "LOCK" w/o the "pen-lock" that is aftermaket and holds the yellow lever in place to ensure maximum engagement at all times in 4wd

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/25/2008 4:16:28 PM

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Holly cow! what an easy fix. Thanks for the help. Why isn"t kawi installing these at the factory?

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/25/2008 5:33:34 PM

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A lot of guys have and like the pen lock. I don't and love the lever for what I do. I like to know exactly how much i'm locking it up and then unlocking when I'm turning and so on. Different strokes for different folks. I can go a lot of places my can-am buddy can't simply because his has to tun so many times before the front lock up. I like knowing it will be 4wd when I tell it to be.

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/25/2008 6:12:42 PM

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i agree. i like the lever on the brute vs can am visco lock diff. its alot nicer for the slow techniqual parts of the trail.

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/25/2008 6:40:57 PM

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I have the penn lock and have maybe only used it once.The lever maybe 5 times

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/25/2008 6:45:34 PM

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I have the penn lock and have maybe only used it once.The lever maybe 5 times

Im with you i dont even know if mine works.

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/25/2008 6:50:34 PM

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i'll be getting a penlock.
i use the locker when crawling this rock pile at the creek to get into the tunnel.

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/25/2008 7:40:11 PM

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OK what ya'll are saying makes sence I can see why you would want to slip it a little while turning. Also I bet if you have big tires you will break less axels with the lever.

New question, If you get the pen lock can you pull the lever in without totaly locking it? - do you pull in the lever and then push down the button and it stays in.

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/25/2008 7:56:58 PM

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yep u gotta push the pin down once you pull it in.
squeeze it again and the pin pops up and it's unlocked.

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/25/2008 9:10:06 PM

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Had one installed on my brute 750, fantastic, you know when it's locked and unlocked and it's not another electric actuator to fry, quick simple and cheap, period

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/25/2008 9:34:35 PM

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I have the penn lock and have maybe only used it once.The lever maybe 5 times

Im with you i dont even know if mine works.

Me either lol. . .I try to not ever use the diff lock because to me thats asking for trouble. . .31x11s on the front that was designed to turn what 25x9 all terrains?The way i see it is if you have it in 4wd and not diff locked that will let the front end slip if one of your tires catches a root or something like that.If you have the diff locked all that torque has to go somewhere aand im guessing either an axle or a blown front diff.So thats why i never use the pinn lock. .. .plus i havent needed to.Im not one to just pin the throttle in mud holes,i just let the tires do the work,thats what they were designed to do.but again thats just my opinion. .prolly not worth but a couple cents

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/25/2008 9:38:17 PM

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Good info. I'll give you 4 cents :)

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/25/2008 9:38:20 PM

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I have the penn lock and have maybe only used it once.The lever maybe 5 times

Im with you i dont even know if mine works.

Me either lol. . .I try to not ever use the diff lock because to me thats asking for trouble. . .31x11s on the front that was designed to turn what 25x9 all terrains?The way i see it is if you have it in 4wd and not diff locked that will let the front end slip if one of your tires catches a root or something like that.If you have the diff locked all that torque has to go somewhere aand im guessing either an axle or a blown front diff.So thats why i never use the pinn lock. .. .plus i havent needed to.Im not one to just pin the throttle in mud holes,i just let the tires do the work,thats what they were designed to do.but again thats just my opinion. .prolly not worth but a couple cents

Yep thats why alot of people are busting front diff's.

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/27/2008 8:03:43 PM

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USED MINE MAYBE TWICE!! REALLY NO NEED SO FAR.

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/27/2008 9:59:44 PM

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Good info. I'll give you 4 cents :)

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/27/2008 10:55:14 PM

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Good info. I'll give you 4 cents :)

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/28/2008 7:24:47 AM

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I don't use mine at all.....

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/28/2008 7:37:04 AM

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another reason people are busting front diffs is getting stuck in 2wd then just flipping the switch into 4wd and giving it he'll when the front end locks in it has to go somewhere. i think doing this is worse than using the diff lock.

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/28/2008 11:50:44 AM

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another reason people are busting front diffs is getting stuck in 2wd then just flipping the switch into 4wd and giving it he'll when the front end locks in it has to go somewhere. i think doing this is worse than using the diff lock.

yeah thats true to. .if i get stuck in 2wd ill flip the switch and just barly bump the gas until i feel the front wheels lock in then ill give it a little more gas as needed.I cant tell you how many times i have seen somebody do what you said...get stuck in 2wd.flip the switch and floor it and BANG! the front locks in and sounds like a gun went off in the diff or it really did explode in there lol.I guess when people just dont know. . .they just dont know. .hopefully at least one person will learn from this thread and save them alot of money

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/28/2008 11:59:43 AM

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So if you get stuck in a hole in 2wd....its okay to switch over to 4wd as long as you ease into the gas until the front diff. fully locks in???

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/28/2008 12:10:54 PM

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yes just flip the switch and ease into the throttle to get it locked up. actually i dont even ease into the throttle i just bump it over until it engages once it engages and the light comes on the lcd display i will bump it a lil more just to make sure it engages on mine you can also feel it engage then i get after it but not until.

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/28/2008 3:28:06 PM

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yeh what he said. ..this will make your diff last alot longer. ..i guess just understanding how it works will too

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 11/28/2008 4:04:22 PM

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better diff control in my eyes, you can conrtol how much your front end locks up, the move pressure means full lock. or you can go limited slip, or full open diff.
if you do get the BF get a penn lock, so you can go full lock with out holding the lever.

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 12/5/2008 12:48:11 PM

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ive found that with the power this v-twin puts out, if u cant make it in regular 4wd... back up, and go past half throttle lol, the v twin makes enough power to basically jump through or over what you trying to do lol.

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RE: How do you guy's like your dif lock finger trigger ... - 12/6/2008 6:39:21 PM

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backing up in mud is a big no no lol. ..well thick stuff it is

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