Needs matching trailer and helmet mics with wind screens
So, it has a 1-7/8" and 2" hitch balls, and I can use my existing trailer on it. I'm gonna try it sometime, might be interesting, I may try towing a motorcycle or dirt bike on the trailer at some point.
For helmets, nah. I've got a good road helmet I like, AGV K1 2015 Christmas Test:
It's nice and visible, more so with the mirrored visor, and the bluetooth headset (Cardo PackTalk Bold) fits the need for intercom/music/phone integration.
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I had to get a new clutch installed, which kinda sucked as much as replacing an oil pump in a d/b series while the engine is in the chassis...
One on the left is the one that was slipping under application of more than 3/8 throttle (known when I bought it):
I put in new clutch frictions, and replaced the whole pack with a newer used one:
From start to finish, including cobbling together a fixture for the shop press, took about 3 hours. It's not a typical motorcycle clutch, it's more like an automatic transmission clutch using a spring-washer and not coil springs.
I figure the previous owners (all three) got their money's worth out of the clutch, it had 113k on it, and had never been replaced before. Here's some proof:
The mufflers had been lopped off when I got it, so while sounding like a 90's naturally aspirated subaru was cool, it was too loud for me. Thankfully the previous owner kept the pieces he lopped off, so it was easy to just weld them back on.
Anyway... It's a fun bike. It's not as fun as the Grom-Clone I have with a 212.25cc engine in it, but it's definitely all of the good parts and none of the bad of riding a motorcycle.
The plan is to start commuting on it, whenever we start going back to work full-time.
