Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: RE: Plans for the White Eldo/Clutch Grab

Author: joe jump

Date: Sep 1, 2004, 6:18 AM

Post ID: 1717455627



Ian,
I put a set of Sureflex plates in my V-7 Sport & they had sort
of a harsh hook-up, but they didn't fail. I have Sureflex in my Norton &
they are butter smooth...of course, that's comparing apples to oranges.

I was wondering if you experience this - as the bike warms up,
more slack shows up in the clutch cable, causing me to have to adjust
the free play to prevent clutch drag, to get smooth shifts into neutral
while stopped, and to prevent a big clunk going from neutral into first
while stopped. I'll turn my cable adjuster 2 plus turns to take up
excess slack between dead cold & after 20 miles of riding. Had the same
thing happen on my Sport-both have Tonti-type 5 speeds.

While at VMD this year I was able to pick up a Tomaselli clutch
lever like the ones used on late police Eldos. It's perch is the same
style as the ones used on Ambos except it's black aluminum instead of
chromed steel, and it has the lever pivot located farther away from the
cable barrel end, yielding a slightly longer pull. Takes a bit more
effort to pull in, but it made a big difference in clutch drag - I still
have to adjust the slack out of the cable as the bike warms up, but
finding neutral at stops is a breeze & if I wait a second or so after
pulling in the clutch, it snicks into first real easy & quiet.

Joe in St Louis
850T powered Ambo
"Junkyard"


Ian Adkins wrote:
 
Well folks....looks like I may have to add a set to my wall too...give
me
5,000 miles :-)

I wonder if that was a bad batch that went out. What about the plates
that
are still in bikes working fine? Being a risk taker I'll stick them in
anyways. Need to get the bike done and no time to reorder. Oh well...



 -----Original Message-----
From: jeff m [mailto:jef-@frob.org]
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:58 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: Plans for the White Eldo


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Hah. One more vote for disintegrated clutch bits attached to a wall.
I've got the remains of 3 riveted clutches nailed up.

jeff



Joe in St Louis

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