cdaigle430
Veteran Member
To answer your question it is normal for CVTs to act in this manner. Basically they are belt driven machines and when you throttle it takes a few seconds for the clutch to tighten up enough to transfer engine torque to ground. Once you've ridden it enough you don't really notice the hesitation.
My Honda Rincon has a torque converter and hydraulically transfers engine torque to ground with no hesitation past a certain RPM. Ive owned it for going on 17 years and never needed maintenance on the transmission-still shifts and hauls the same since I bought her new in 2003. Cool thing about it is I can either go full automatic or choose to manually shift electronically. No manual clutches..
My Honda Rincon has a torque converter and hydraulically transfers engine torque to ground with no hesitation past a certain RPM. Ive owned it for going on 17 years and never needed maintenance on the transmission-still shifts and hauls the same since I bought her new in 2003. Cool thing about it is I can either go full automatic or choose to manually shift electronically. No manual clutches..