Sorry for the loooong break...

So I did what I told myself I wouldn't and forgot about this blog. This past weekend, Raniel was visiting from Orlando and stopped by the Swoops garage while I was working on the ciao. He asked me when I was going to update the blog, and I remembered that I hadn't touched it in forever. There's been quite a bit of progress since then, but I'll be posting in pieces as I get my pictures together. This post - the rear clutch.

 The main problem with the ciao when I got it was that it was a HUGE bitch to get the rear starter shoes to engage the bell. I figured oil on the shoes or maybe a broken spring would be the culprit, so I was pretty surprised to pull it apart and see that the keyway was fucked.

I was pretty bummed since I'd need a new bell, but I had a new one within a few days, so it was on to inspect the starter shoes, as well as the pads on the clutch itself.

The starter and clutch pads were a little screwed up, the former being more so, but with a little sanding, everything went back together and it engages perfectly! I rode around like this for a week or two, and then it became increasingly hard to start. More repairs needed. Next time- variators!