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That cut out on the air filter cover is so the gas tank doesnt hit the filter cover. Some bikes had bigger gas tanks and when the motor starts to rock the cover could smack the bottom of the gas tank.
The cutout on the cover is there to match the stock air cleaner housing for a CV carburetor.
I think we're talking about the same thing but using different terms.
No, the cover is notched to fit the plastic air cleaner housing that is shaped the way it is to clear the vacuum piston body on the carburetor. It has nothing to do with clearance for the fuel tank.
Made a little progress today. My youngest daughter is with me this week so we are doing dinner and movie at the house tonight so I worked on it until she got home from band rehearsal. Today I hooked up the clutch cable to the transmission, hooked up the throttle cables to the carb, put the upper and lower belt guards on, and put the starter on. I did not install the jack shaft because I am about to install the belt drive and you need to remove it until the clutch and such is on. Looking at at the transmission picture, you can see it looks brand new inside. It only has 1400 miles on it. I also removed the oil tank to install the starter. I will put it back on when my battery cables come in and hook the one on top of the starter up. Hope y'all enjoy.
No, the cover is notched to fit the plastic air cleaner housing that is shaped the way it is to clear the vacuum piston body on the carburetor. It has nothing to do with clearance for the fuel tank.
Make a little progress today. Got my new passenger pegs mounted which tickled my girlfriend. Got the oil lines ran after checking the routing and placement 100 times. I made a plate to take the place of the crank position sensor since this motor is out of a FI bike and this one will have a carb. I made it out of a piece of metal I had, painted it black, and then covered the backside with liquid gasket maker before installing it. it isn't the pretty thing in the world, but I am tickled by it. I started on the belt drive. I love BDL's products, but their directions suck. I had to start over three times after noticing things were not right. I can't install the clutch pack until the plates finish drying. Per BDL's instructions, I bathed the friction plates in ATF for 5 minutes and now they are hanging and drying. Hopefully I will get that done tomorrow so I can close the primary. I have to go to my second job in a minute, so I had to stop. Got the battery cables routed and connected to ground and the starter. GF is happy I provided proof she will get to ride with me. BDL steel and friction plates. Getting there Not too bad. The other line is the drain for the head breather system.
Major (to me) milestone today! Got the belt drive fully installed and got the outer primary cover on. I found these cool vented covers an installed them since I am running a belt. Should help to keep it cooler in there.
I will keep an eye out and if it starts to get way too dirty in there, I will eliminate the large vented cover and get a normal one.
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