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[simon]

Well that makes sense. Can you increase the engine sprocket size to reduce the gearbox speed but reduce the final sprocket size to compensate Norm? Or just reduce the gearing right through? I remember my first 860 had quite a low gearing and it did make it a very tractable and relaxed machine and still capable of the ton should the opportunity ever have presented itself.

[Norm]

Simon, Inters run a 29 tooth engine sprocket, biggest you can run in that inner primary case because they use the standard alternator. The Meteor ran a 33 tooth engine sprocket because they ran the big 6 volt stator and the 33 tooth sprocket was able to fit inside the stator mounting studs

[simon]

Darn it, I hate when the facts get in the way of my solutions!

[Norm]

Simon, yesterday I pulled my 1986 VFR out of the shed, hasn't been on the road in probably 5 years, rode it about 30ks, clutch didn't slip,it didn't overheat, charging voltage is spot on, brakes work brilliantly, what should I do to it?

[Bullet Whisperer]

Torch it, Norm, you know it makes sense !! Cheers, Paul.

[simon]

Where is the sport in that Norm? No drama, no risk of being covered in filth by the side of the road or better a feeling of delighted disbelief when you arrive at your destination without an issue. There will be a solution because I can't believe that they sold a bike with a clutch that didn't work. Unless you've demon tweaked more horses out of it there must be something that will sort it. I suggest a period in the naughty corner for it until you feel better disposed towards it. Ride the VFR for a bit and when its unrelenting reliability finally drives you to distraction you'll come back refreshed and ready to play in the muck again.

[Top Draw]

When I was 17 I worked at a local Car Workshop on day release from college and can recall the tale of one of our customers who at the time had a Renault 5 Automatic which broke down some miles from home. She was assisted by a local Farmer who agreed to tow her to our garage but she never made it on account of the car bursting into flames under tow even though the gear box was in neutral, friction and heat build up inside the auto box was too much and a mobile bonfire was the result. Fortunately both drivers escaped any ill effects. Moral of that Never tow an Automatic vehicle. Too late for that Renault. Worth mentioning all Automatic gearboxes have a breather valve which you can use to fill up the box on a 2.8 Granada. not many of them left now eh

[Leon Novello]

Regarding cork clutch plates slipping, just a thought, some manufacturers prefer their cork clutch to run dry, keep oil away from the plates. Ariel cork clutch for example, is in a separate housing.

[Norm]

Leon you will be the first to know if My Inter with cork plates explode, I rode it to the meeting again last night and the primary is still intact

[simon]

As a coda to this long and rambling thread, the bike is now all back together with a new primary case cover and a new piston as I managed to seize it through an act of abject stupidity that I'd rather keep to myself. The high capacity pumps are in and the lighter gauge pump springs have substituted the old heavy gauge ones. It's going a charm now just in time for the Autumn. The Summer has been spectacular here with day after day of bright sun and temperatures in the mid to late twenties. Whilst most of it was wasted with bizarre and ridiculous accidents including one that put nine stitches in my foot all as they say is well that ends well. S:) Oh and the clutch is still perfect.