Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
2 piece clutch cover
RoostiusMaximus:
Get me dimensions, I can have them waterjet and finish them on the mill or lathe :wink:
Larry Wiechman:
I agree with Don 100%. The only people to see a real benefit would be the auto clutch users.
It's not a difficult modification, but requires multiple operations to do correctly. This drives the cost up.
So you spend the money and have a trick part that is heavier, has an extra place for an oil leak and has set up a failure mode for the cover itself. That nice, stiff, compound curved surface that got chopped off contributed to the stability of the kickstart bushing area of the cover. No bolt-on cover plate will restore the rigidity of the stock casting, which already has issues in that area.
Weld a 1/8 inch thick aluminum patch on the stock cover where the brake pedal wants to intrude. Take the money you saved and buy new tires. You'll go faster.
Just my opinion, I could be wrong. But I'm not.
motopunk:
its the same thing with the comp-release-mod . the engine will always perform in the same way with or without it. :wink: its a little bit bling and makes starting easier. but if you know how to start an 500 without it, you
will not miss it.
i see only the time factor. with the one-piece-cover you have to drain the cooling water, remove the kickstarter , governor-cover and on some bikes also the pipe to remove the cover and see the clutch. that needs lot mor time as with an 2 peace-cover. a good race-mechanic could replace the complete clutch assembly in 10 minutes or faster.
for the case that the brake-pedal comes through the clutch-cover , you could easily replace the little cover without welding or buying a new one-peace-cover.
Foxx4Beaver:
Okay....sooooo, back to some productive conversation...it sounds like Roostius has a great idea to get things going as well. Does anyone have easy access to provide him with the measurements and dimensions he's requesting?
sandblaster:
--- Quote from: Foxx4Beaver on February 07, 2014, 10:39:32 PM ---Okay....sooooo, back to some productive conversation...it sounds like Roostius has a great idea to get things going as well. Does anyone have easy access to provide him with the measurements and dimensions he's requesting?
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