whats with the rosso mandello clutch (help!)

[Scud]

Scud, you're like Santa and the fairy godmother rolled into one. I'd jump at Scud's offer. I waited ages to get hold of a second hand flywheel and pressure plate.

 

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Yeah, the stuff is hard to come by. I originally bought a wrecked bike to be sure I would have a complete twin-plate clutch while waiting to see if the RAM 6-speed would become available for my Scura. I think I waited over a year for that while I rode on the original Scura clutch/flywheel. Took a quick 1 mile (elevation) ride today on the Scura before breakfast. Love that light RAM clutch pull in the mountains...   

 

Anyway, I offered Dangerous Dave (via PM) what I believe to be a fair or below market price for the kit.

 

And Dave - I found 5 lighter clutch springs. So you just need flywheel bolts/washers. You can re-use the input hub's star-washer if you don't bend the same retaining tab that was previously bent (but I would use a new one).

[Paradiso]

The original clutch/flywheel does feel better. My first choice was the Ram unit, but I just couldn't get hold of one.

 

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[Scud]

sounds like a tool box falling down the stairs when in neutral, two dealers have commented on the noise, one being a guzzi agent, and the other my bike mechanic of 30 years (now recovering from a heart attack so wont be working again for a while)

 

This, by the way, is "normal" for the rare single-plate clutch. If the noise stops when you pull the clutch in, you have the original, single-plate clutch. A "normal" Guzzi twin-plate clutch makes a ching-ching noise when the lever is pulled in, but is quiet with the lever out.

[swooshdave]

Which is why the older single plate bike don't rattle with clutch lever is in. No second plate to rattle.

 

 

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[dangerous dave]

ok scud ill show this to my mechanic asap (its mayday bank holliday here everything closed up) and due to my work ill take a few days to consider many thanks to you,and thanks for all your input from all you helpful guzzi riders, it has cleared a few things up in my brain, and i dont like the idea of a flying apart flywheel   

[dangerous dave]

and yes i noticed the steel band music stops when the lever is pulled in so its a single plate then i guess with the ally flywheel. im learning!