Subject: Re: Failure for the shift lever to return...
Author: IndyDi-@aol.com
Date: Nov 9, 2004, 3:12 PM
Post ID: 1717855121
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Actually the bike had sat for over 15 years in the rain...there is a picture
of it on Mike's website..forget what it is. Left valve cover off, motor full
of water. Butttttttttt..tranny was in remarkably great shape. I replaced all
the bearings (except needle roller) just because, installed one shim on behind
shift drum, return spring, and seals.... Loctite on 4th gear bushing. These
things are clunky, but very strong. It's not like they are withstanding rapid RPM
changes with that 20lb flywheel!! So, patience is the virtue when shifting.
Dreamcycle in Indy..Brett.
P.S. Finished product also on Mike's website...the orange and cream one, not
the chopper that Joe Jump is striving for!!!
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<DIV>Actually the bike had sat for over 15 years in the rain...there is a picture of it on Mike's website..forget what it is. Left valve cover off, motor full of water. Butttttttttt..tranny was in remarkably great shape. I replaced all the bearings (except needle roller) just because, installed one shim on behind shift drum, return spring, and seals.... Loctite on 4th gear bushing. These things are clunky, but very strong. It's not like they are withstanding rapid RPM changes with that 20lb flywheel!! So, patience is the virtue when shifting. Dreamcycle in Indy..Brett.</DIV>
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<DIV>P.S. Finished product also on Mike's website...the orange and cream one, not the chopper that Joe Jump is striving for!!! </DIV></BODY></HTML>
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