Long fin flywheel cover

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Hi, i,m gonna run an electronic kit on my cutdown with a short fin af lightened flywheel and a long fin flywheel cover , will this be okay ? cheers
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not ideal,the general thought is to have a least gap as possible between the fins and cover to maximise airflow efficiency
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Hi,

Sorry to jump in on this thread but im in a similar situation!

I need a new flywheel,currently using indian stator and long fin flywheel,my mate has lent me a lightened AF flywheel which when fitted,even with a smaller flywheel cowl still has about a 15mm gap between fins and cowl! will this cause cooling issues?

I've also noticed that the timimg mark and trigger magnets are in a different place which will mean making new timing marks and i guess elongating the holes on the stator to be able to achieve correct timing,is this normal?

Many thanks
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Just elongate the screw slots in the cover and mount it closer to the fins - tinsnips or Dremmel for any sticky out bits.

Or come to Wicksteed and buy one of my standard ones that I'm flogging... :)
Did you have to do that?
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DigDug wrote:Just elongate the screw slots in the cover and mount it closer to the fins - tinsnips or Dremmel for any sticky out bits.
Or leave the sticky out bits in place, they don't get in the way and aren't visible once fitted 8-)
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coaster wrote:
DigDug wrote:Just elongate the screw slots in the cover and mount it closer to the fins - tinsnips or Dremmel for any sticky out bits.
Or leave the sticky out bits in place, they don't get in the way and aren't visible once fitted 8-)
Mine's the lightweight version... :D
Did you have to do that?
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DigDug wrote:
coaster wrote:
DigDug wrote:Just elongate the screw slots in the cover and mount it closer to the fins - tinsnips or Dremmel for any sticky out bits.
Or leave the sticky out bits in place, they don't get in the way and aren't visible once fitted 8-)
Mine's the lightweight version... :D
:lol: :lol:
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Thanks for the replies lads , does anyone want to swap a brand new long stainless flywheel for a short fin one ?
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I ran a fat cowling on a short fin AF flywheel for years (didn't even know there was 2 kinds at the time to be honest), on a cast iron 200 and thrashed the Kahunas off it all ower the place.
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goldeneye wrote:I ran a fat cowling on a short fin AF flywheel for years (didn't even know there was 2 kinds at the time to be honest), on a cast iron 200 and thrashed the Kahunas off it all ower the place.
Same here..... ;)
Did you have to do that?
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