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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: themoudie on April 14, 2019, 05:11:01 PM

Title: Luverly motor, shame about the cables!
Post by: themoudie on April 14, 2019, 05:11:01 PM

At present getting the cables routed on the Duke is proving a little problematical!  ::)  However, this clean looking bit of kit appears to have real problems!  :-X

Link: Cable_problems (http://www.garagecompany.com/bikes/museum/matchlessG80RR/index.html)

Knit one, pearl one, slip one behind! ;)

Regards, Bill

Title: Re: Luverly motor, shame about the cables!
Post by: Steve Lake on April 14, 2019, 08:21:54 PM

yes, bit of a shambles isn't it.... also i'm not sure that that is the best place for the oil tank..... pity... could be a great bike with a bit more attention to detail.

Title: Re: Luverly motor, shame about the cables!
Post by: iansoady on April 15, 2019, 09:10:03 AM

It's often the details that let down otherwise nice bikes. Rev counter drives are always a bit of a problem as they often collide with exhausts, but there's no excuse for the clutch and throttle.

Agree about the oil tank as well, and I personally would prefer to have a front brake.

But for what it is, seems well executed but I hope more attention has been paid to the internals than the cable runs.....