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.... He did have to beef up the clutch and the starter shortly after he started riding it. Well over 115 torque and horsepower.
Originally Posted by grbrown
I have an S&S 107" in my Glide and like Jim had to beef up the clutch.
How did you address the clutch? Whole new unit like this or upgrade just the plates and spring like this? [I'm not promoting SE, just trying to get an idea of what to expect.]
How did you address the clutch? Whole new unit like this or upgrade just the plates and spring like this? [I'm not promoting SE, just trying to get an idea of what to expect.]
I used a Barnett spring on the stock clutch, everything else being my original 1990 parts. The increased torque is great to ride with, but not so much more that an entire new clutch is needed. I found the extra effort ruined my wrist and hand in traffic, so tried a couple of ways to reduce lever effort, finally going with a Diamondback clutch cable.
I have a set of Barnett +1 plates I plan fitting soon, although that is nothing to do with my motor, but looking for improved clutch action.
What I did change was the compensator and chain, because the teeth were getting sharp and the chain had detectable wear. Clutch and its teeth were fine.
My son started out with a hydraulic clutch from the begining, so his is fairly easy to pull. When you build your own you can do a lot of tricky stuff. His belt runs on the right side, and the pulley doubles as the brake disc. He had to machine his own triple tree's because his front end is so wide. Being a machinest helps.
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