Subject: Re: Convert Questions
Author: gr-@tonedeaftouring.com
Date: Feb 17, 2004, 10:35 AM
Post ID: 1716067611
i saw an ambassador vert setup at the ohio rally which had a fabbed up tank
and an electric pump. vert tranny, ambo motor. tank was just like a
chopper oil tank...
i'd like to put an electric pump on a vert project i'm building (pump is
missing from timing cover...) anyone done this yet?
i have 2 verts with the lighter flywheel (one of which is the one i'm
building above..), i have a spare heavy flywheel, but haven't used it..
they say the lightweight flywheel is unreliable, i haven't had a problem
yet. but then again i only have maybe 10,000 miles on the vert..
there is a yahoo group for verts, that someone may know more.. (mgconvert)
is the group..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darrell Dick" <ddic-@juno.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: Convert Questions
| 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:
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