We have a choice of two different compensator, the original Harley Davidson shovelhead dampened direct drive design or the new updated rubber unit where the 4 round rubber isolators rotate around inside the compensator?
From my other post about removing the engine and transmission:
We did disassemble the entire Morgan designed drive system last night, clutch pack, flywheel and compensator. I have to say it was fun digging into what Morgan has designed. What we have found is that Morgan has designed a road race clutch package vs. a hot dog - drag racing usability clutch package.
How do you drive your Morgan, burning rubber and power shifting 2nd gear or moderate takeoffs with RPM matching shifting which is what the factory has installed. This brings us to the two different compensating units Morgan sells. The original Harley Davidson 1984 Shovelhead direct drive compensating sprocket which is in my 2012 unit or the new updated rubber rotating compensator that Morgan is now selling customers.
After looking at both compensating units, one will be better for the hot dogger kind of driver while the other would be better for the easy as you go driver not wanting to burning any tire rubber.
Now to new turf as HD has over the years made updates to the Shovelhead direct drive design that Morgan has not chose to use.
I'm the hot dog kind of driver and want that direct drive unit as compared to the updated version where you will be spinning the rubber parts around inside the new compensator.
It looks like we may modify the original HD compensator with the Harley updated design. More on this as we figure it out, can we make a better mouse trap.
Last edited by JVS; 23/10/15 10:16 PM.
