cliffa
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Folks, I've just spent all my Easter(s) chocolate money on an Alton starter, which looks like a great bit of kit. Howwwwwever... I need your opinion. As I've only had my bike about 15 months I don't know it inside out yet, (and hopefully will never need to), but in the past I was very pleased to see that it's fitted with a Steve Maney gearbox outrigger and presumably his belt drive too. I didn't give it much thought at the time, but then after getting the starter kit I happened to see some talk of having to cut a bloody big hole out of the inner primary cover to allow the outrigger to fit. Now obviously i'm very nervous about doing this to a brand new Alton inner case, so I gave Alton a call yesterday to see if they had any heard of anybody else doing this, and to see how it would affect the guarantee. I felt honoured when Paul Hamon himself answered the phone. I told him of my dilemma, and asked about the guarantee. In a split second he said it would not affect it, and thanked me for contacting them !! I was expecting a completely different answer. He said he could see the benefit in keeping the outrigger, and thought that cutting the hole would not affect the operation of the starter mechanism, as everything behind the centre stud is really just a cover. He even asked me to send some pictures if I go down this route.
After talking to Paul I called Steve Maney, and he confirmed the need to cut the hole, and the importance of keeping the outrigger with his belt kit. To be honest as it's alreay fitted I would like to keep the outrigger, as I can see the benefit of it.
So now before I start cutting, has anybody else done this to an Alton case? and what is the general opinion about the usefulness of the outrigger for road use?
Cheers,
cliffa
After talking to Paul I called Steve Maney, and he confirmed the need to cut the hole, and the importance of keeping the outrigger with his belt kit. To be honest as it's alreay fitted I would like to keep the outrigger, as I can see the benefit of it.
So now before I start cutting, has anybody else done this to an Alton case? and what is the general opinion about the usefulness of the outrigger for road use?
Cheers,
cliffa