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  1. On 8/16/2019 at 8:14 AM, Dragontest said:

    No I couldn't find one on eBay for sale but found this universal one, hopefully it will do the job, I got fed up with the bike falling over, when others just put a side stand down.

    I use a tree, rock or a log.......... if none of those are available, I have leaned it against a buddy's bike.

     

    Or just lay it on the ground, that's her happy place anyway.  Spends enough time there:facepalm:

  2. My RatTY 175 arrived like this:

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    And it now Looks like This:

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    There will be tweaks that happen for quite some time yet, but she can be ridden and enjoyed.  And that was the goal.:thumbup:

     

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  3. 10 hours ago, eddie_lejeune said:

    I don't like the swining arm design, it will fill up with mud and will also cut a hole in your boots potentially.

    A local rider has one, well local (ish), he rides our events.  anyway back to topic at hand, he has stated that he has has quite a bit of mud accumulate on the top of the swing arm but never in the sides.

    The day I got the look at the bike was an event my club was hosting and it was a mud fest, and sure enough I did not see any mud in the sides of the swing arm.

     

    As for the potential boot damage............. I don't know one way or the other

  4. I just spray the outside of the filter.

    the oil is propelled by CO2 so it comes out rather cold and really stiffens up the filter.  This makes is difficult to fit the "cage" inside the filter without possibly ripping the filter.

    So I will gently massage the filter to warm it up, which in turn gets the oil to even out in the filter.

    when warmed up, give it a good squeeze to release excess oil and good to go. :thumbup:

  5. 16 hours ago, cgunzelman said:

    zippy do you have any pictures of the gusset you added? I'm also looking for pictures of the silencer taken apart. I just bought a 2000 with the end cap partially welded on. I believe the mounting flanges or slip fit are no longer there. I'll need to take it to my friend to have the rear cap and end of the outside tube built to match what it was originally.

    unfortunately I cannot locate any pictures of  the gusset, but if memory serves me correctly it was basically just a small triangle that I welded to the mounting tab and frame.  But can't remember if it was on the outside edge of the tab or inside edge.

    End cap of silencer should fit inside the tube portion of the silencer, and then held on by rivets.

     

    I have not had that bike for quite some time, so I will not be able to get pictures. ?

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