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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Of the Vincent clutch - I think I am close to giving up now - what are the options?
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<blockquote data-quote="Vic Youel" data-source="post: 11501" data-attributes="member: 87"><p><strong>Twin clutch</strong></p><p></p><p>Evening Stuart,</p><p></p><p>Don't give up yet....... with our IOM trip coming up I felt my twin clutch problems finally have to be cured once and for all. So my machine has beaten yours to the Old Windsor clutch clinic....... a thorough forensic analysis is in process and several minor faults have been corrected. </p><p></p><p>In the last year or so I have overcome a long standing cable abutment problem thanks to Russell. Clutch shoes have been relined and rebushed and a new clutch plate from Conways and a rebushed sproket with new oil seal from the same supplier has also been fitted. Then it was new springs and cups that did not fit the VOCS outer plate. Also lost count of the number of times I've selected springs and cups from my enormous collection.....broken teeth on the clutch plate etc and as for eliminating oil contamination......</p><p></p><p>Then there was the usual G91/1 wear problem.....what a pain dismantling that side of the machine.</p><p></p><p>Result was a usable bike but with an intermittent drag problem. Our mutual colleague and highly skilled engineer rejected the mini valve FYO modification and developed a much better solution for me....</p><p></p><p>So tomorrow afternoon is the next test. </p><p></p><p>Hopefully there will be an opportunity to improve your own clutch at this clinic from the lessons learned so you can really test your new braking capability next month!!</p><p></p><p>Mind you one of the V1,2,3 etc would have been a lot cheaper. But I am a person who still persists with original Amals, magnetos and Miller dynamos.....not for me the disc brakes and other modern bits.</p><p></p><p>Vic <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>PS I gave up on the Comet and invested in a Conway Honda clutch today because the Burman design is so poor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vic Youel, post: 11501, member: 87"] [b]Twin clutch[/b] Evening Stuart, Don't give up yet....... with our IOM trip coming up I felt my twin clutch problems finally have to be cured once and for all. So my machine has beaten yours to the Old Windsor clutch clinic....... a thorough forensic analysis is in process and several minor faults have been corrected. In the last year or so I have overcome a long standing cable abutment problem thanks to Russell. Clutch shoes have been relined and rebushed and a new clutch plate from Conways and a rebushed sproket with new oil seal from the same supplier has also been fitted. Then it was new springs and cups that did not fit the VOCS outer plate. Also lost count of the number of times I've selected springs and cups from my enormous collection.....broken teeth on the clutch plate etc and as for eliminating oil contamination...... Then there was the usual G91/1 wear problem.....what a pain dismantling that side of the machine. Result was a usable bike but with an intermittent drag problem. Our mutual colleague and highly skilled engineer rejected the mini valve FYO modification and developed a much better solution for me.... So tomorrow afternoon is the next test. Hopefully there will be an opportunity to improve your own clutch at this clinic from the lessons learned so you can really test your new braking capability next month!! Mind you one of the V1,2,3 etc would have been a lot cheaper. But I am a person who still persists with original Amals, magnetos and Miller dynamos.....not for me the disc brakes and other modern bits. Vic :):):) PS I gave up on the Comet and invested in a Conway Honda clutch today because the Burman design is so poor. [/QUOTE]
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