Is this clutch hub useable?

[Guest]

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I'm considering this Falicon clutch hub from one of the members here. I appreciate the fact he was upfront about the grooves in it but want to make sure it's going to be useable. Can I sand them out?

Have a look and let me know what you think.

Paul

[blowerbike]

if the backing plate is still tight and no broken or loose springs(HD kit)....
you can file the basket or maybe put it in a mill but it's not a perfection situation.
helical gears cause enough problems with the bike pulling with the clutch in...at least at the track.
bad notches will cause the clutch to be/feel herky jerky when you feed it out.
just the facts..

[GSX1000E]

Those look pretty deep. If they are carefully filed wouldn't they be too loose?

[blowerbike]

Those look pretty deep. If they are carefully filed wouldn't they be too loose?

i have filed billet baskets before...worked pretty good plus the price was right
you may get a little rattle from the fibers if you file them completely smooth.

[storm 64]

The hub was used in my Super Gas drag bike for three seasons. Then it was put in my street bike for several years. When I was doing my engine rebuild a few years ago, I found a real nice clutch hub at a race I went to. I put it in the engine I'm running now. If I didn't find the present hub I would be my running the original one. I'm not really trying to sell the clutch hub, it's just sitting on the shelf... Norm

[GSX1000E]

I had one that looked close to that and since I was rebuilding the engine anyway and had a better one, I just changed it out also.
It never made any noise or stuttered either. I wonder just how far they can go before they are not usable? Is there a "wear to" limit or something?

[blowerbike]

feed back is good.
if it didn't shutter then it's good to go.
my point was using it in a street bike where you feed the clutch aggressively at the drag strip rather than throwing it out with a 2 step and bars.
with a choice between a stock basket that WILL BLOW UP and an HD basket with grooves..i'd buy the HD basket.

[rapidray]

I would use it. I would also file the notches down. It takes a little while but the gain is better than what it is now. I use a pretty big flat file to "tune them up" & have had no issues with them after.
Ray.