Wobblyone wrote:
I've got one arm and use a centrifugal clutch for ease to be honest, the standard clutch hub was modified and the end plate is a nice little thing with ramps and ball bearings ...these clutches are popular in the states EMF auto clutch on Harley's but I have had a few issues with it to be honest and the support is not great ...maybe I should of bought a 1290 superduke after all
I love the bike but don't want to kill it either ...hence I thought a quick shift ....emf say to retain the clutch lever for gear changes if needed but we can't see how it can work ...and they said don't worry then don't use it. Are these things really that fragile ? I always thought American stuff was heavy pig iron and built like a brick out house
I am not familiar with XB boxes. Traditionally, I think it is 2nd and 4th gear that are most prone to failure. If your XB is an early one around 03 to 05 (?) they were known for fragile gear boxes which were updated for following later years.
Edited to say - All Buell pushrod engines suffer from an under lubricated needle roller bearing that fails too. That is why a simple mod called Maz's nipple is installed.
I repeat my advice - Sell it in one piece and buy a Buell with a trap door gearbox. HTH.