Setting the record straight. West Bend 820

[Terry Bentley]

I am glad to find out after only 30+ years of playing with 820's that they have been run completely wrong. Guess I will ditch the oil clutches on those step cranks and replace with dry ones. Throw away the expansion chambers I made for them back then and quit reving to 13,200. Now I find it is unsafe above 12,500, sure dont want to blow them up. Maybe buy a pair of old GEM mufflers. You know they sound so sweet on the motors.

Sure hope I dont find out that boring out the chrome and relining with cast iron sleeves doesnt work either. That would really bum me out.