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« Last post by Turin on Today at 12:45:31 AM »
+1 for the Emgo Dunstall replicas. They perform well and are fairly quiet. ( too quiet for me) The old local dealer used to put them on everything.
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« Last post by Error on January 01, 2026, 09:43:45 PM »
The thinking is. Once your in that deep, change all the seals. If you don't, one will surely leak.
Clutch disc centering can be a bit fiddly without the tool. But it can be done. Put the clutch together, but just snug up the outer cover to lightly secure the friction plate. Then use a decreasing series of allen wrenches to measure the gap between the friction and the metal edge until even all the way around. Then secure the outer cover That will get it close enough.
JMO,
Tom
Funny enough, after looking around a bit today admittedly without removing the clutch, I think that the input shaft seal AND the main seal are leaking. For a bike with under 50k kms on it, I’m surprised. While I love this bike for what it is, I’m still surprised at how many seals and gaskets I’ve had to replace on this thing. I think I’ve committed myself to buying the tools for Both the input shaft and the clutch, just to make my life easy. However if anyone has them already and wants to lend them to me, I’m game! I’ll update again when there is progress, but I suspect that may be a bit while I wait for parts and tools. Happy new year y’all!
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From what I can find, these Benda models are clean sheet builds. Would be interested in any details to the contrary as I enjoy learning about the lineage (and influence) of different motorcycle designs.
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« Last post by bad Chad on January 01, 2026, 07:39:38 PM »
I would like to respond more directly to you Bronzstar1, yet if I did I'm confident this thread would be shut down in short time. It is for me a bit ironic, as I agree with your summation of the PRC's intentions, their Gov blows. Ride on.
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« Last post by SIR REAL ED on January 01, 2026, 07:39:00 PM »
I bought a CF Moto Ibex 450 / MT last March. So far it has been great (as in trouble free), and is a blast to ride.
The KTM influence is apparent throughout.
Cheers!
Craig
Yep. The world is getting smaller every year. Lots of OEM's are subcontracting to different manufacturing facilities all over the world. Their are even selling their own designs. Probably out of necessity, since the shelf life of an innovative design is shorter now than ever before. Early production models of almost every new, innovative product are purchased by competitors of the OEM. Much cheaper to buy, disassemble and measure, than to design from scratch. It has always been like that. Laverda 750..... Benelli 500 four and 750 six....
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« Last post by SIR REAL ED on January 01, 2026, 07:34:00 PM »
Like the Stone,the model names lose something in translation.
I'm not buying until someone comes out with a model named "the Anchor." IIRC, the Chevy Nova did not sell well in Spanish speaking countries because "No va" translates into Spanish as "No go." I might settle for a bike named "An Anvil."
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« Last post by Huzo on January 01, 2026, 07:31:39 PM »
Interesting. Since you feel so strongly, I wonder how it is you get by? In fact, how are you even getting your notion out to us? Your phone or computer has a extremely high probability of being manufactured in China, and a 100% certainty that it at least contains a large amount of Chinese components.
Jeez Chad… That IS a fair point… 
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« Last post by bronzestar1 on January 01, 2026, 07:19:52 PM »
Interesting. Since you feel so strongly, I wonder how it is you get by? In fact, how are you even getting your notion out to us? Your phone or computer has a extremely high probability of being manufactured in China, and a 100% certainty that it at least contains a large amount of Chinese components.
Reading comprehension must not be one of your strong suits. I didn't say anything about Chinese PARTS, I said made in China motorcycle, or a Chinese-branded motorcycle. I'm sure there are Chinese PARTS in our beloved Guzzis, but the bikes themselves are not MADE in China, neither are they a Chinese-BRANDED motorcycle.
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« Last post by Ncdan on January 01, 2026, 07:01:51 PM »
***PRYER TO MAKING ANY FURTHER POST*** scroll back to Luap’s warning of this thread getting to politically oriented.
Any further opinions in regards to “Chinese products being junk”, “tariffs placed on products from other countries” or any other politically motivated post will shut down this thread, as Luap said.
Dan
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« Last post by Tom H on January 01, 2026, 06:53:59 PM »
The thinking is. Once your in that deep, change all the seals. If you don't, one will surely leak.
Clutch disc centering can be a bit fiddly without the tool. But it can be done. Put the clutch together, but just snug up the outer cover to lightly secure the friction plate. Then use a decreasing series of allen wrenches to measure the gap between the friction and the metal edge until even all the way around. Then secure the outer cover That will get it close enough.
JMO,
Tom
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