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Old 06-28-2008, 12:51 AM   #1
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Bike #2 (American IronHorse Legend (red chopper) pictured earlier in this thread) Wed night...

Got there...

no sparky
gettin gas
carb sprayin
start turns like crazy
power at the coils

No service manual... hell AIH don't even make one for his bike!! WTF

With no service manual, I got no idea what to look for to help trouble shoot these electronics. If its not mechanical and you don't have a service/shop manual, you are completely lost.

BUY YOUR DAMN SERVICE MANUALS PEOPLE!!!!

I tell him I think its his ignition, cause if it was the coils I don't think both coils would go at the same time. He tells me it was running like shit last week in Mrytle after he got caught in the rain. But without anything to help troubleshoot I got nothing but ideas on throwing parts at it from educated guess.

Thursday he calls a few dealerships and they tell him they are 99% sure its the "igniter" which I said "that's a fuckin fancy ass name for an ignition (Jackasses)". $134 + S&H = $150 part to get down and dirty!! So we are planning on going to get the bike and trailer it to his house.

He gets there... it starts up. Guess the damn POS igniter dries out enough to start. We get to his house and tear into it... find the ignitor and check it out a bit... nothing obvious... put some dielectric on the connection... put it all back together... doesn't start. FUCKIN POS!!!

Friday he calls the dealership that has it in stock in fuckin Texas... orders the damn part. Sense he's down... we figure we'll tackle into his ever problematic clutch problems that he's had the entire time he has had the bike (bought it used).

So Friday I go back over there and start rippin into it...

Checked the clutch cable actuator... all good. But clutch just pure sucks!!!

Well tore the the primary apart...

Outer gone


The tranny nut was tight.

Front sprocket and clutch basket out of here



No carrier scars on the primary as the tranny nut told.


The AIH clutch basket and carrier are so much stronger looking than the Baker DSSC setup on stock big dogs and this one is great condition



My prediction to the problem. The clutch fibers are gone. IMO I didn't have my mikes so I couldn't check their thickness. But I don't believe there is enough measurement between the segments on the fibers. Also, noticed while pulling the plates... they were sticking together REALLY bad/well.





I'm going to call Bandit monday to check on what clutch to order and to talk to the head tech guy (the owner) and see what he thinks of our problems.... too be continued...

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Old 06-28-2008, 01:03 AM   #2
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That is 3 days of wrenching on bikes out of the back of my vechicles!!
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Old 06-28-2008, 03:04 PM   #3
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Gas Man's mobile bike repair!

You should start a business!!
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Old 06-29-2008, 02:54 PM   #4
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Gas Man's mobile bike repair!

You should start a business!!
You are not the first person to suggest this.

Was over there at Nick's sat afternoon for a few. Checking the ball ramp again, pulling the rest of the clutch rod. All is well. Took a bunch of measurements with my calipers so i can call the clutch manufacture and ask some questions.
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Old 06-30-2008, 02:38 AM   #5
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na, once you do it for money, its not the same
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