papercutout
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I bought my bike non-running or riding - never the best plan!
Mostly got her built, got her running, knocked her in/out of gear and finally thought about taking her for a ride. Next up was checking the clutch, so I could change gear on the move - hang on, that's bloody stiff, and it's not disengaging! Don't worry about it being stiff, that's now fixed. It was out of adjustment, and all I was doing was bending the clutch arm thingy!
Background: V50's have a dry clutch. Here is the setup for your perusing pleasure:
So, since that point I have: torn the bike apart again, removed the gearbox,, pulled the pushrod out the front, then removed the bits from the back, checked the thrust bearing, re-assemgled, checked the pushrod movement and made sure the clutch is installed correctly. Then I adjusted the clutch set-up, and couldn't see anything wrong, so I threw it back together again. (oh how easy this sounds, we're actually talking several days work!)
The problem: When I pull the clutch lever, the clutch isn't disengaging. I've put the bike into gear, and you can try to rotate the rear wheel, but it is rock solid. Not even slightly loose. I've actually got another Guzzi V50 here that works, that I refuse to pull apart (especially since it isn't mine). But everything LOOKS right, clutch lever feels like it should, clutch arm thingy moves properly and so the pushrod is moving. No disengagement.
Has anyone got any (good) idea's?
Gratuitous photo of the bike as it sits right now:
Mostly got her built, got her running, knocked her in/out of gear and finally thought about taking her for a ride. Next up was checking the clutch, so I could change gear on the move - hang on, that's bloody stiff, and it's not disengaging! Don't worry about it being stiff, that's now fixed. It was out of adjustment, and all I was doing was bending the clutch arm thingy!
Background: V50's have a dry clutch. Here is the setup for your perusing pleasure:
So, since that point I have: torn the bike apart again, removed the gearbox,, pulled the pushrod out the front, then removed the bits from the back, checked the thrust bearing, re-assemgled, checked the pushrod movement and made sure the clutch is installed correctly. Then I adjusted the clutch set-up, and couldn't see anything wrong, so I threw it back together again. (oh how easy this sounds, we're actually talking several days work!)
The problem: When I pull the clutch lever, the clutch isn't disengaging. I've put the bike into gear, and you can try to rotate the rear wheel, but it is rock solid. Not even slightly loose. I've actually got another Guzzi V50 here that works, that I refuse to pull apart (especially since it isn't mine). But everything LOOKS right, clutch lever feels like it should, clutch arm thingy moves properly and so the pushrod is moving. No disengagement.
Has anyone got any (good) idea's?
Gratuitous photo of the bike as it sits right now:
