Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive
 

Subject: RE: Plans for the White Eldo

Author: Ian Adkins

Date: Aug 31, 2004, 9:07 AM

Post ID: 1717449245


Jason,

Saturday will be therapy for me after my work week :-) Why riveted?....the
boys at MG Cycle say that the Sure Flex have been known to be grabby. I am
trying to remove any possibility of the grabbiness that I have been
experiencing. I sure hope that I don't get a set like yours. Maybe I will be
lucky and I can get 5,000 miles out of this set of plates :-)

Interesting to note....rode the Eldo over to the gym this morning...about 3
miles. Bike worked perfectly with no grabbiness in the beginning and then
had just a little bit as I stopped. Was the same when I rode home. Will be
interesting to see how she is after my 7 mile ride to work this afternoon.
Maybe I will just leave everything as it is and keep the bike to 3 miles
trips :-)

All interesting stuff to me. Amazing how much you learn as you tinker with
these things. The chopper boys never deal with this....they just take it to
the shop!



 -----Original Message-----
From: Jason Telford [mailto:jr-@avalon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:03 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: Plans for the White Eldo


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So, why are you going with riveted plates? I can send you mine in which
all the rivets failed.
Seriously- is one style plate REALLY better than the other or do they
both have their own special modes of failure? I'll admit that I am
skeptical of riveted plates now, because the ones in my bike failed
after only about 3-4000 miles. That's unacceptable. I'm replacing the
whole shebang with the RAM clutch (decided to go for it). I'll let
ya'll know what think when I get it in.
I have no experience with Sure Flex clutches but a warped intermediate
sounds reasonable for your symptoms. There goes labor day, eh?

Jason


Ian Adkins wrote:
 
Hey All,

Well....after dealing with the White Eldo's grabby clutch I
have decided
 to
take it to the next level....replace the clutch components. After
talking
with Rick and Gord (of MG Cycle) I have decided that the problem has to
be a
warped intermediate plate or clutch plates. Rick and Gord think that the
problem is in the Sure Flex clutch plates. I guess we'll see on Sat. Ed
and
I will pull the engine and replace the components (springs, clutch
plates,
intermediate plate). Plates will be riveted instead of bonded.

Anyone want to guess what is causing all of this? I am hoping to see
some
kind of indication of failure.

I'll let y'all know of what we find....Ian

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