HELP. Clutch issues on a my mm 700

[crimsonride]

So I took out my mountain max 700 and rode it for the first time. It runs great but the clutch doesn't seem to be shifting down like it should. When I goose it, I can get it to speed up to high speeds. I have to goose it to get it to go fast, if I just slowly gas it to about 6 or 7k rpm's it only goes about ten mph. Also, I can get it to go about 45 or 50 but I have to goose it over and over I can't just gas normally or it or it'll pretty much redline and only go like 10 mph. If I back off the throttle it'll coast down to about ten mph again and just poke along. It seems like the clutch is working right, can't tell that it's slipping or anything. The primary does have some rubber on the outsides of the sheaves. I'm going to clean that off. I'll get pictures of the setup too.

I hope this post makes sense and I'll try to get the info on my clutching setup for you guys. I think it's pretty much stock but it could have something done to it.

I have a feeling it's set up for a pretty heavy rider. I'm only about 170 lbs.
It's a 97 700 mountain max, piped, 151" track. I'm pretty sure the gears have been left alone as well as the drivers. I'll check the # of teeth and all that.

Any info helps

 

[Turk]

Check for worn bushings or a broken or sacked primary spring.

 

[ModMMax]

Yup, Take them apart, clean and inspect. Sounds like something is hanging up.

 

[crimsonride]

Cool, I'll do that tomorrow and take some pictures while I'm at it.

Is it not possible that it could be clutched for a much heavier rider so it demands more torque to get the clutches to downshift? I guess not really huh?

 

[Turk]

PM me with your clutching set up. I can usually tell if you got too much primary weight. Need as much dtails as possible.