mik667
Senior member
- Location
- San Francisco, Ca
hey All
love my 1200 but the cable operated clutch was a bast**d and driving it on any real roads that required intense shifting was painful, so it was kind of getting relegated in the last few years to being the long distance cruiser, despite being my favorite bike. When Red posted he was developing a hydraulic drop in replacement i got on the list and think i may of been one of the first to receive one of the actual "production" models. It took me about an hour or so to remove the old one and fit the new one, bit more time to bled the master cylinder, and of course the typical setting up (and cussing at) the shifting mechanism thing so it grabbed all gears smoothly was a bit of a pain in the ass (more me being retarded rather than anything else) - but now that its in i have to say i am totally pleased with the action and smoothness of the new setup - really makes it nice to drive - easier than my RGS clutch now and i can hold beers with both hands at the pub after a ride rather than soaking the left one in an ice bucket while muttering about the bastard cable operated clutch. Ive attached a few pics - it is probably a bit more polished than when i received it as in my infinite wisdom put a nice scratch on it when i opened the box with a single edge razor (duhhhh). Any way time on it is of course just a few miles to date , but thought i'd throw this out however i expect it to hold up well as beautifully machined - thx Red!
love my 1200 but the cable operated clutch was a bast**d and driving it on any real roads that required intense shifting was painful, so it was kind of getting relegated in the last few years to being the long distance cruiser, despite being my favorite bike. When Red posted he was developing a hydraulic drop in replacement i got on the list and think i may of been one of the first to receive one of the actual "production" models. It took me about an hour or so to remove the old one and fit the new one, bit more time to bled the master cylinder, and of course the typical setting up (and cussing at) the shifting mechanism thing so it grabbed all gears smoothly was a bit of a pain in the ass (more me being retarded rather than anything else) - but now that its in i have to say i am totally pleased with the action and smoothness of the new setup - really makes it nice to drive - easier than my RGS clutch now and i can hold beers with both hands at the pub after a ride rather than soaking the left one in an ice bucket while muttering about the bastard cable operated clutch. Ive attached a few pics - it is probably a bit more polished than when i received it as in my infinite wisdom put a nice scratch on it when i opened the box with a single edge razor (duhhhh). Any way time on it is of course just a few miles to date , but thought i'd throw this out however i expect it to hold up well as beautifully machined - thx Red!