Wet Gears / dry clutch??
This is not new. He pushed a wet box before. Oviously the manufacture is pushing for wet because of the modified case and engagement lever hole.
Wet may be good for the gears, but the clutch doesn't seem to be suited for being run wet. Wet clutches I have seen on my trail bikes are all spring loaded multi plate and manual disengaged. Asking a wet friction materal to lock in a wet drive drum doesn't seem to be very logical? What do I know? I only sold the snake oil, never did the R & D for it.)
I am running white lithium grease wet, but not enough to flood the clutch. I really don't have enough miles on the bike to say this is the answer as I had eye surgery and backed off from taking a chance of having anything injury my eyesight.
It is interesting that although the importer added features to better seal the case, they didn't add a fill and drain? I did drill the cover above and below the center of the space between the primary clutch / gear and the idler gear, then tap the holes for a 5mm bolt with a nylon sealing washer. Saves a lot of hassle.
IMHO, the jury is still out on gear noise and lube. If and when a solution is developed, it will come out of these pages. The manufacture and distribution originations do not seem to be heavy in engineering expertise?
The pioneers for this technology appear to all be graduates from "Bumps College" and actually ride what they are trying to fix.
If wet is the answer, then why are the bearings all still sealed designed?
Jim
