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Re: 2 piece clutch cover
« Reply #150 on: February 06, 2014, 01:05:34 PM »
wasn't trying get into a debate at all with you Alex, but..
 you can fix the clearance issue all you want...the problem still exists...the brake pedal is an issue and always will be no matter what kind of cover is in place, whether aluminum or Lexan, if it takes a hard enough hit, but aluminum bends and sometimes cracks, which can lead to a really bad oil leak as I found out...not fun when you're 20 miles from home and you just watched your oil pour out on the ground.
You have your reasons for liking aluminum, and I have my reasons for not.
I'll take my chances with the non-breakable Lexan, and make it home with a couple minor scratches. :-P

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Re: 2 piece clutch cover
« Reply #151 on: February 06, 2014, 01:06:36 PM »
wasn't trying get into a debate at all with you Alex, but..
 you can fix the clearance issue all you want...the problem still exists...the brake pedal is an issue and always will be no matter what kind of cover is in place, whether aluminum or Lexan, if it takes a hard enough hit, but aluminum bends and sometimes cracks, which can lead to a really bad oil leak as I found out...not fun when you're 20 miles from home and you just watched your oil pour out on the ground.
You have your reasons for liking aluminum, and I have my reasons for not.
I'll take my chances with the non-breakable Lexan, and make it home with a couple minor scratches. :-P

Wait till you see my cover.  Will make lexan look like tissue paper

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Re: 2 piece clutch cover
« Reply #152 on: February 06, 2014, 01:07:50 PM »
looking forward to it....any hints?
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Re: 2 piece clutch cover
« Reply #153 on: February 06, 2014, 01:17:24 PM »
looking forward to it....any hints?

A friend of mine wore it in desert storm.  And is made of titanium.  And will stop multiple 7.62 hits

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« Reply #154 on: February 06, 2014, 01:21:09 PM »
well that certainly arouses the curiosity! :-D...when can we expect a preview?
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Re: 2 piece clutch cover
« Reply #155 on: February 06, 2014, 02:07:10 PM »
I was not trying to downplay the Lexan idea Fox.  The stock style cast covers do crack if hit hard enough, I was looking to mill it out of something burly.  My milling guy is a plastics and aluminum specialist and I was going to get his input on what would be best, a lexan version may be produced as well.  More to come, I will have the money to throw at it soon enough.
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Re: 2 piece clutch cover
« Reply #156 on: February 06, 2014, 02:13:32 PM »
thanks Alex...sorry if I came across as a dick in any way...I wasn't trying to at all, sometimes I suck really bad at putting words together so that I don't sound like a jerk. If I ever do, please feel free to tell me to shut the "F" up. :-D
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Re: 2 piece clutch cover
« Reply #157 on: February 06, 2014, 02:25:12 PM »
I'm in for a solution to this.  I have 2 cracked covers right now.  I could try not to fall again but that's never gonna happen. 

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Re: 2 piece clutch cover
« Reply #158 on: February 06, 2014, 02:35:08 PM »
I know you did not mean anything by it, it is hard to add emotion to text.  I have come across that way more than a few times, sometimes on accident :-D.  Thanks for all you contribute.
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Re: 2 piece clutch cover
« Reply #159 on: February 06, 2014, 02:38:07 PM »
I know you did not mean anything by it, it is hard to add emotion to text.  I have come across that way more than a few times, sometimes on accident :-D.  Thanks for all you contribute.

ditto my friend! :-D
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Re: 2 piece clutch cover
« Reply #160 on: February 06, 2014, 02:54:01 PM »
I know you did not mean anything by it, it is hard to add emotion to text.  I have come across that way more than a few times, sometimes on accident :-D.  Thanks for all you contribute.

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Re: 2 piece clutch cover
« Reply #161 on: February 06, 2014, 04:27:03 PM »
I know you did not mean anything by it, it is hard to add emotion to text.  I have come across that way more than a few times, sometimes on accident :-D.  Thanks for all you contribute.

Eat me :0p

Is this the moment when I did not thank everyone that there will be a big bunching of panties, OK,
Thanks to all, especially Motorrad, for all that you guys contribute.  For keeping a bike alive that has not been produced for a decade!
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Re: 2 piece clutch cover
« Reply #162 on: February 06, 2014, 04:41:26 PM »
I know you did not mean anything by it, it is hard to add emotion to text.  I have come across that way more than a few times, sometimes on accident :-D.  Thanks for all you contribute.

Eat me :0p

Is this the moment when I did not thank everyone that there will be a big bunching of panties, OK,
Thanks to all, especially Motorrad, for all that you guys contribute.  For keeping a bike alive that has not been produced for a decade!

Huh. No.  I was just giving you hard time.   Fight fight fight fight
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Re: 2 piece clutch cover
« Reply #163 on: February 07, 2014, 05:15:54 AM »
I know you did not mean anything by it, it is hard to add emotion to text.  I have come across that way more than a few times, sometimes on accident :-D.  Thanks for all you contribute.

Eat me :0p

Is this the moment when I did not thank everyone that there will be a big bunching of panties, OK,
Thanks to all, especially Motorrad, for all that you guys contribute.  For keeping a bike alive that has not been produced for a decade!

Huh. No.  I was just giving you hard time.   Fight fight fight fight



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Re: 2 piece clutch cover
« Reply #164 on: February 07, 2014, 05:17:53 AM »
Here's what I think, and mind you this is only an opinion, and its mine. I have a two piece cover, its been posted on here a number of times and works like a dream, doesn't leak would make clutch change easy. OK, so I said would make clutch changing easy, but to be honest, I have never had to change a clutch in the field. i do the maintenance in the garage and hopefully won't have to in the field. I have a couple of pretty healthy running 500's one on Nitrous (actually I'm not using the one on Nitrous anymore but did for years) hillclimbing, this is a sport that is hard on clutches. so I guess what I'm saying, is other than the bling factor, the absolute need I don't think is there. If they could be produced reasonably inexpensively then yeah it would be a good deal. I have a ton of hours in mine, so unless you can find a cover that is off the shelf, like the 450 cover and build a ring like Sandblaster is going for, I think it will end up cost prohibitive.

If this all comes to fruition then I may be up for one as well, but for now I'm going to adopt the wait and see approach and hope something works out
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