Subject: Re: Convert Questions
Author: Darrell J Dick
Date: Feb 17, 2004, 10:15 AM
Post ID: 1716067466
Hi Mike,
Well, I certainly don't consider myself an expert on the subject, but I
have worked on a couple of 'Verts. Hopefully, I'll be putting some miles
on mine when the weather turns. I fixed one that had a broken flywheel a
couple of years back. I believe that bike had about 40,000 miles on it,
and it had a sidecar attached. My current bike has 26,000 miles on it and
it still has the original sheetmetal flywheel. The point I'm trying to
make is, I think they can last a long time. I know Dave R. in Guzziology
says he thinks it may have something to do with engine/tranny alignment.
I have never ridden one with heavier wheel, so I can't comment on how it
affects the performance. I'd say your choices are:
1. Go with the sheetmetal flywheel and know that you have the best
performing set-up, but you may have to get in there again if you put a
lot of miles on (and you might get stranded somewhere. I wouldn't want to
have to change a flywheel along side the road).
2. Put the machined flywheel on and never have to worry about it
breaking, but you'll always wonder how much quicker it would be with the
lighter one.
It really depends how much it would bother you to change it if it did
break. I'm not changing mine until it breaks.
I don't see why you couldn't build your own ATF reservoir. I don't know
if there are baffles in there or not. I'd saay you could probably modify
a chopper oil tank.
Good Luck!
Darrell Dick
Imlay City, MI
On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 07:00:22 -0600 EldoMike <eldo-@netzero.net>
writes:
| I asked these questions on the Convert Yahoo List but thought I'd ask here also since that group is still kinda small...good group though, so join if you're into Converts(http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/MGconvert/) Anyway, here are my questions.... 1. I have a perfect earlier/light flywheel that I'm thinking of using on my Convert Custom...Guzzilogy says that the bikes are quicker with the light wheel...also more fragile...anybody else have experience with both the heavy(which I also have)and the light flywheels? My project will probably weigh a couple hundred lbs less than a stock Convert... 2. Any reason I can't build a custom tranny fluid tank for my Custom...would the quantity that it holds have to be the same or could it hold more tranny fld? EldoMike http://www.classicguzzi.com/id103.htm |