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04-14-2016, 08:16 PM | #1 |
VC 460 CLONE GONE WILD
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Comet 780
With all the clutch research on the yamaha thing it brought to mind the question what kind of life expectancy does the comet 780 have? How long have some of you been running them? What kind of issues have you had? I have put 150 trouble free hours on mine, but compared to the 21 years on the original G14 clutch that is a drop in the bucket.
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04-14-2016, 09:41 PM | #2 |
Getting Wild
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Re: Comet 780
I sure hope they are good. I just got mine in for my 18hp Vanguard build...
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04-15-2016, 05:49 AM | #3 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Comet 780
Good question Ray. I often wondered this myself. Now you have me wondering how long the 780 comet has been around.
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04-15-2016, 06:37 AM | #4 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Comet 780
I'd like to add to the question "how long", how much power has been put through it? I know what it's rated for, but in the real world how much can it handle. There's a few of us that have pushed it over its speced limit I know. I have about 50 hours on mine with a built 16 vanguard. (And I drive it like I stole it.)
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04-15-2016, 06:44 AM | #5 |
Younger Than Dirt
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Re: Comet 780
Mine has been on 2 clones,16 v-twin & my present engine,at least 400hrs .I haven't had a problem.
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04-15-2016, 06:59 AM | #6 |
Searching for The Way
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Re: Comet 780
Most small engines will last 2000 hours minimum if maintained properly. I would expect a clutch to last just as long.
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04-15-2016, 08:05 AM | #7 | |
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Re: Comet 780
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04-15-2016, 08:08 AM | #8 |
VC 460 CLONE GONE WILD
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Re: Comet 780
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04-15-2016, 07:36 PM | #9 |
Vegas modded 420
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Re: Comet 780
Most of the comet clutch tech started with sleds in the 60s, so its pretty well sorted. Sure seems like we could get an electronic shifted one that was programmable these days but alas, just like the carbs we all run we are still stuck in the 60s.
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04-20-2016, 10:10 AM | #10 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Comet 780
the only problem i have had with mine (1 year old this month) is the spider stripped off the threads. i just put it back and put 3 set screws to lock it down.
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