Clutch in the small-block models.

[audiomick]

I don't expect there will be many takers for this here, but I've just written something on the subject somewhere else, and I thought I might as well put it here too.

 

As I have mentioned elsewhere, I have a V35 Imola. About the only thing that annoyed me about it was that the clutch was so heavy.

In the German forum that I am active in, a couple of bright sparks figured out that the clutch from a V85 will fit in any of the small block models. The only restriction is that the V35 and V50 have a different input shaft on the gearbox to the V65 and later models, including the V85. This means that the clutch plate for the V85 clutch wont fit on those early models. However, the V85 produces close to 80 PS, the V50 only 49, and the V35 a bit more than 30, maybe. So it is a safe bet to just use the smaller clutch plate in the newer clutch.

Long story short: I bought a brand new clutch in e-Bay for about 150 Euros (price for a new V85 clutch from a dealer about 250 Euro). It turned out to be a V9 clutch, but is obviously effectively the same as the one in the V85. The original clutch in the V35 required a full hand, and a lot of effort. Now I can operate it with one finger. Need I say more?

And....

the newer clutch is lighter than the old one, so blipping the throttle at the traffic light is much more effective.

So...

if anyone has a small-block Guzzi and a bit of spare cash, and a bit of time, think seriously about doing the mod. It is worth the effort.

 

If anyone is interested and needs more details, let me know and I will elaborate.

Edited Friday at 02:00 AM by audiomick

[gstallons]

IDK anything about these bikes . Are these hydraulic or cable operated clutches ?

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, gstallons said:

IDK anything about these bikes . Are these hydraulic or cable operated clutches ?

Cable. Entirely different (better)  clutch than the big block.