Hi again guys,
Since the last post, i have had a small issue with the front sprocket, put in a new clutch and a new shift detent.
The issue with the front sprocket was that when the bolt was tightened, the washer was not pressing against the sprocket.
This resulted in the sprocket having some wiggle room on the splined drive shaft and that was making some bad noise.
I don't know what caused this issue, maybe the new sprocket is slightly thinner than the old one, or maybe the washer was slightly domed to act as a spring when tightened by the bolt, and I removed this feature by cleaning it on some sand paper and making it flat.
For now i fixed it with an additional washer that's plastic, but I have to find one that's metal for the long run. It just sits in the gap between the sprocket and the original washer so there is no wiggle room.
Its tricky because the ID has to be of the spline shaft and OD has to be of the original washer.
The new clutch was not a hard job, so no surprises there.
The clutch basket and main hub is in very good condition. There are some wear spots where the clutch plates move, but they are just polished spots, perfectly smooth, i didn't feel anything when running my fingernail on them.
The old steel plates were in good condition too. The old friction plates were quite worn, much thinner than the new one, and very shiny, like glazed. One plate was even worn to bare steel so it is clear that they needed replacing.
I don't feel much difference in clutch lever heaviness with the new heavy duty springs, but the clutch works much better in general.
The bite is more progressive during the lever travel and just much nicer feeling, but that's no surprise.
I also put in a new shift detent from Vince & Hyde Racing while I was in there. The results are also very satisfying & I am very happy with the mod.
With the stock detent, the gear lever was very mushy under the foot. Now it needs a good amount of preload to change gears which then click into their place really nicely!
Neutral is a bit harder to find now with the new detent, but I'm sure its a matter of getting used to it.
I do have one small issue though, the neutral indicator is giving me problems since the install. When the bike is in neutral, it doesn't light up.
It lights up when I press the shift lever down, almost popping in 1st gear but not quite.
It's like the neutral contact on the shift drum shifted position.
Here is the picture of the shift drum I found online. Looks like the plate with the neutral contact is riveted to the drum so I don't think i could have rotated it by accident or something.

The Neutral switch is also a simple nipple that bolts into the engine, nothing to be adjusted there.
Does any one have any ideas about fixing this? It's not breaking the bike but I'd like to have it like it is supposed to be
I also changed the rear lights to LED bulbs, although I don't have a picture of them. Much brighter, more uniform light, and no CANBUS problems for these older machines which makes me happy
On top of that I am working on putting on new handlebar switches. Something more modern looking. Mainly because the current ones are old and beginning to show cracks.
Actually at one point I had a short from the starter button to ground (i think?) which caused the big starter solenoid fuse to blow. Its more of a reliability and safety upgrade in my eyes. I already bought a set of new switches but the wiring is a bit different. I need to adapt them to the current loom instead of modifying the loom to fit the new switches, that would be dangerous
Kind regards
Lukasz