Bit of an 'inane' question for you experienced Burgman 400 riders (or anyone else who knows!).

So...as a Burgman rider to be I'm trying to get to grips in my head with how the transmission works. I think I'm in the zone with it now, but just one point I want to clarify. When travelling in a 30mph limit, on flat road, will the clutch be 'locked up' or will it be slipping just a tad?

Should be "locked" up with the Variator taking care of the engine revolution/load relationship.

Geoff.

It doesn't disengage until somewhere below 12 mph (rough guess), you can feel it let go when you roll to a stop without using the brakes.

I think the difference on take-off is that the inertia difference on the driven and non-driven side has to be overcome before the friction can lock everything up. Once you are on the go everything is travelling at the same speed so the friction doesn't have as much work to do to keep everything together. I don't think there is any extra mechanism at work but I am prepared to be corrected by anybody with more knowledge.

Thanks guys, I felt sure it was as you are both saying. When I test rode a K9, it felt like the clutch disengaged at about 20mph or so but I wasn't really watching the speedo so it could be a lower speed. However, I found it difficult to tell when the clutch had stopped slipping after moving off. Just not used to CVT. But I liked it.