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I agree with norton Bob regarding the clutch shock absorber. I installed a Commando clutch mainly to rid myself of the heavy Atlas clutch pull, but after 15K miles, went back to the AMC clutch to regain the shock absorber. The three winged center body (spyder) is problematical .... it was designed for a 500 cc machine and I broke 3 with my 750. Newly made ones, I believe are stronger, and hopefully are up to the task.

A Venhill Featherlight clutch cable reduces pull about 25% and it is now manageable.

I too have contemplated a belt drive, mainly to rid myself of the oil sealing problem of the tinware primary case. That problem can be managed by silicone ... see recent posts regarding clutches. I resigned myself to stay with the original set-up, because as Norton Bob says .... one can improve these old bikes into a whole new set of problems.

I don't mean to dissuade you on your proposals, but you should be informed of all the pros and cons.

keep us posted, whatever you do.

Slick

<blockquote data-quote="texasSlick" data-source="post: 127840" data-attributes="member: 4732">I agree with norton Bob regarding the clutch shock absorber. I installed a Commando clutch mainly to rid myself of the heavy Atlas clutch pull, but after 15K miles, went back to the AMC clutch to regain the shock absorber. The three winged center body (spyder) is problematical .... it was designed for a 500 cc machine and I broke 3 with my 750. Newly made ones, I believe are stronger, and hopefully are up to the task. A Venhill Featherlight clutch cable reduces pull about 25% and it is now manageable.I too have contemplated a belt drive, mainly to rid myself of the oil sealing problem of the tinware primary case. That problem can be managed by silicone ... see recent posts regarding clutches. I resigned myself to stay with the original set-up, because as Norton Bob says .... one can improve these old bikes into a whole new set of problems.I don&#039;t mean to dissuade you on your proposals, but you should be informed of all the pros and cons.keep us posted, whatever you do.Slick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="texasSlick, post: 127840, member: 4732"] I agree with norton Bob regarding the clutch shock absorber. I installed a Commando clutch mainly to rid myself of the heavy Atlas clutch pull, but after 15K miles, went back to the AMC clutch to regain the shock absorber. The three winged center body (spyder) is problematical .... it was designed for a 500 cc machine and I broke 3 with my 750. Newly made ones, I believe are stronger, and hopefully are up to the task. A Venhill Featherlight clutch cable reduces pull about 25% and it is now manageable. I too have contemplated a belt drive, mainly to rid myself of the oil sealing problem of the tinware primary case. That problem can be managed by silicone ... see recent posts regarding clutches. I resigned myself to stay with the original set-up, because as Norton Bob says .... one can improve these old bikes into a whole new set of problems. I don't mean to dissuade you on your proposals, but you should be informed of all the pros and cons. keep us posted, whatever you do. Slick [/QUOTE]

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