Clutch switch alternatives

[Jhortz]

Another motorcycle overhaul and another owner who doesn’t want to hear about a new TPS. It will still end with a TPS replacement. As always…

Turns out it was the coil over conversion causing issues, we used known good TPSs off another bike for testing and had the same issue as already covered in this thread. Issue is now gone with the original TPSs still in place. So..... maybe not as always hey?

 

[oteczdmitriy]

Turns out it was the coil over conversion causing issues, we used known good TPSs off another bike for testing and had the same issue as already covered in this thread. Issue is now gone with the original TPSs still in place. So..... maybe not as always hey?

Don’t be upset; sooner or later you’ll still have to change the TPS.

 

[Jhortz]

Don’t be upset; sooner or later you’ll still have to change the TPS.

Don’t be upset; sooner or later you’ll still have to change the TPS.

Not upset at all, I'm here to learn and help. Anything else that's not a problem that you recommend changing?

 

[oteczdmitriy]

Not upset at all, I'm here to learn and help. Anything else that's not a problem that you recommend changing?

The Rocket a unique motorcycle, like all Triumphs (Thunderbird, for example); they have a self‑healing function. The best medicine is the road. The last thing that resolved itself during long trips: TPS — idle fluctuations; fork seals — the leak stopped (not because the oil ran out); the leak stopped; bevel box — I’ve driven 25,000 km since then. Maybe I’m missing something.

 

[oteczdmitriy]

Continuing the conversation, don’t press the clutch lever with two fingers, and you won’t soon find out how expensive gearbox repairs can be; in my experience, the gearbox fails only because the clutch isn’t fully disengaged.
Don’t touch the rear brake pedal, and you’ll find out how durable the rear tire can be. For eight years, I didn’t touch the rear brake pedal (except in emergency situations), and the Bridgestone E‑max had covered more than 25,000 km. But when I started using the rear brake quite vigorously, I saw how quickly the rubber on my rear tire disappeared. There’s a nuance: the EBC front brake pads burned out after 4,000 km, and that was a record.