I'd estimate I have adjusted the G49 on my Twin at least twice if not three times in past years and was pretty fortunate the first couple of times. Now, getting the bike into first gear is not always an assured circumstance. Sometimes it snicks in per normal but once in a while she's recalcitrant, so I gently boot the G81 lever backwards.
I've followed all of the instructions on how to adjust the (fiddly) G49 and am not on a first-name basis with the eccentric and its attendant adjusters. I recall trying, guessing, attempting to see, just how much I was moving the plot so that I get clearance 'here' and every gear pops into place. Seems like the eccentric and its 327 bolt heads are just so close together that one's comfort zone for adjustment isn't what you'd really like.
My G61 'stop' had ears on each side (my bike is a '54 Shadow) and I'd previously seen a mod whereby the owner brazed tabs with adjuster bolts on either side to limit travel. Ultimately I cut the ears off. Now I can get nearly a false third gear, she goes in, seemingly, and then I feel ham-fisted as the engine revs and the gearbox lets me know she wasn't fully home in third.
Is a new G61 and eccentric recommended after years and miles of wear. I have a bit over 100,000 miles on the machine.
Thus seeking advice from the group as I want to take the plot apart this winter and see if I can get it all working as smoothly as possible.
I've followed all of the instructions on how to adjust the (fiddly) G49 and am not on a first-name basis with the eccentric and its attendant adjusters. I recall trying, guessing, attempting to see, just how much I was moving the plot so that I get clearance 'here' and every gear pops into place. Seems like the eccentric and its 327 bolt heads are just so close together that one's comfort zone for adjustment isn't what you'd really like.
My G61 'stop' had ears on each side (my bike is a '54 Shadow) and I'd previously seen a mod whereby the owner brazed tabs with adjuster bolts on either side to limit travel. Ultimately I cut the ears off. Now I can get nearly a false third gear, she goes in, seemingly, and then I feel ham-fisted as the engine revs and the gearbox lets me know she wasn't fully home in third.
Is a new G61 and eccentric recommended after years and miles of wear. I have a bit over 100,000 miles on the machine.
Thus seeking advice from the group as I want to take the plot apart this winter and see if I can get it all working as smoothly as possible.