Thursday 15 August 2013

Initial check of the Silver Bullet

Just got the scooter today, and tomorrow we head for Sokndal and Vestlandsrun 2013! Plan was to take the new scoot for a ride. But first: A quick check. First inspection uncovered a gearing and clutch issue.

Clutch and gear needed a check, and as I suspected;

A damaged clutchcable...

Significant slack in the gearing cables will also impair gearing quality... adjustment needed.

Clutch cable wire was dragged out using a bit of force, but fitting a new cable was more difficult than expected. Turns out the adjustment mechanism and clutch cable on the engine side was distorted some way. No other solution than to dismantle.

Have a close look at this picture; during dismantle I managed to break the adjuster while inside casing. The cable sleeve has seen better times, question is whether it can be shortened beyond damage. Alternative is to pull a new cable sleeve, arghh. Time to take a timeout, this will have to be fixed another day. 

This scooter is NOT going to Vestlandsrun 2013.

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