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HoughMade
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I've never heard anyone with one give it a good review.
I've only heard one person say it's fine but that's about it cos he didn't elaborate.....one person,not a very good track record.I've never heard anyone with one give it a good review.
I would love to hear more from people with these gearboxes. I'm an eternal optimist- there has to be more than one person with a good experience.
Thanks for that info Chuck, much needed. Engine breaking is great but my concern was about wheel lock-up in the event of engine seizure which is what nearly killed me once on the HT and another time when the chain tensioner spindle threads stripped and the tension wheel slipped causing the chain to loosen and get sucked into the HT drive sprocket chamber where it kinks and locks up on the first bend and throws me over the handlebars. At 56 years of age I don't take kindly to these things happening.
BTW didn't your kit come with a rear hub freewheel sprocket? If not then I reckon it will do exacltly what the HT does when it seizes. You don't get time to disengage the clutch (it happens so fast that you just get time to put your hands out to protect your face) and whether the 4-stroke would disengage on seizure I don't yet know. For the price of a freewheel sprocket it really annoys me that they can't be bothered to include one - even as an optional extra. My next purchase will be a Dax or a Staton because they are designed by people with skills who care about the product they are selling.
The clutch bell on my JL gearbox split 2 times (I though my welds would hold up the first time) but after 2500km I don't mind.
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