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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Grosset Electric Starter Installation
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<blockquote data-quote="Peter Holmes" data-source="post: 139326" data-attributes="member: 302"><p>Norman, Your needle roller thrust bearing is an excellent addition to the clutch lifting mechanism, and pretty much eliminates the pilot clutch plate drag that can cause difficult gear engagement, but the difficult gear engagement when trying to select 1st gear on a hillstart when a Grosset electric starter is fitted is not related to pilot clutch drag, and your clever device does not cure the problem, I can't really explain what causes the problem because I don't actually know, but when the sprag clutch in the starter mechanism is stopping the bike rolling backwards it is putting the gears within the gearbox under load, in effect locking them up, which in turn baulks gear selection. It all sounds rather dreadful, but you learn to live with it pretty quickly and get round the problem, I guess I have had mine fitted now for around 3 years and I can't now imagine life without it, neither could my right knee!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peter Holmes, post: 139326, member: 302"] Norman, Your needle roller thrust bearing is an excellent addition to the clutch lifting mechanism, and pretty much eliminates the pilot clutch plate drag that can cause difficult gear engagement, but the difficult gear engagement when trying to select 1st gear on a hillstart when a Grosset electric starter is fitted is not related to pilot clutch drag, and your clever device does not cure the problem, I can't really explain what causes the problem because I don't actually know, but when the sprag clutch in the starter mechanism is stopping the bike rolling backwards it is putting the gears within the gearbox under load, in effect locking them up, which in turn baulks gear selection. It all sounds rather dreadful, but you learn to live with it pretty quickly and get round the problem, I guess I have had mine fitted now for around 3 years and I can't now imagine life without it, neither could my right knee! [/QUOTE]
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