renegade1 wrote on 08/17/12 at 00:17:50:what did this mod do for you if you dont mind me asking?
Well, as quoted from the upgrade post as written by Verslagen1:
"Pre'95's don't have a starter torque limiting clutch. So what happens is on shut down the engine kicks back on the last rev. This will engage the one way clutch and bust out the mounting of either the gears or the starter. Not something that can be easily fixed. :'(
But, as it turns out easily prevented. All post '95's have a torque limiter gear that releases the torque before it blows out the mounts. So how do you get those gears on the old bikes? Simple, buy the torque limiter, a post '95 idler gear and stator cover. And the darn thing just bolts in."
My 87 has 17000 miles and luckily nothing was broken. But, when I shut it off, every two to three times it would kick back and clunk very sharply. So, when I read Verslagen1's post I knew I was going to make the change no matter what. Incidentally I got a limiter assembly on ebay that came off a 1998 VL1500 which uses the same part. Now when it shuts off it still will kick backwards every few times but it doesn't cluck anymore. And I get piece of mind. Research the parts a little bit on oem micro-fiche and if you are mechanically inclined you can make the change fairly easily.
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