Sprag

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A sprag is a starter freewheel clutch used in the electric starters of modern motorcycle engines..to replace the "bendex" common to auto starters. think of it as a roller bearing with rollers shaped like a figure 8 and cocked with a spring as it turns one way they stand up and bind because of oil friction and slip in the other when the motor is running.

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