Thanks Bill
Seriously though, when I started doing research for the Hydraulic Clutch Conversion, I looked at every possible part and component I could find to make a kit work. Magura would have been way too $$$$, and some of the other component simply would not work well together. I tried OEM slave cylinders that required machining to the side cover to work, and then found I could not source new Slave Cylinders at a reasonable cost or in high quantity to try and assemble a kit. A bit over a year and a half went into finding a kit that would work properly, and be reasonably cost effective for the XS650 Market. The nice thing, is that this could easily be reversed, making it easy to go back to an original setup should someone choose to do so.
I bought every single 7/8 Clutch Master Cylinder I could get ahold of, tested each one to see if I could get the proper travel, with various combinations of slave cylinders. You should see the box of clutch components I went through...
The company listed above has a very similar setup originally listed at $95.00 - (Now marked down of course on the site) setup for a pit bike. I can't say that it is exactly the same yet, but I did order one just to confirm.
But Bill is correct, I'm probably a bad businessman, because I give away too many secrets, tips, tricks and tech that I could just horde and keep to myself to make some money. I'd rather see these old bikes back on the road, and people working in the shop/garage/front porch/kitchen having fun with their old bikes.
And yes, if this comes in, and I can see that is is the same stuff we are selling, then I'll gladly pass the information along and let people source the parts themselves. The kit above is cheaper than we are sourcing the parts for as of now, so it's a pretty good deal
And to be fair to GBGRIDER, when I first opened the box Hugh sent me I was pissed because I knew exactly what the parts were. (I also felt pretty dumb that I'd never thought to try them as I must have scrapped a thousand pit bikes during my days in the scrap metal business.) My first thought was to come to this forum and start a thread war. But thankfully I didn't and we're all better off for it.
I can honestly tell everyone, I am usually the first person in the room to open my big mouth and say the first stupid thing that comes out of my mouth. It's a habit that has got me fired from more jobs, more ass kickings and cost me more good women than most of you will ever know. But in this instance I think I made the better call.
Good luck GBGRIDER, good luck Hugh, good luck to all of you my brothers on 2 wheels.