Some new stuff...
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Road Warrior
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From: Heart of Dixie
Some new stuff...
Did a little work on the bike this weekend and took a few pics:
First, I cut about 1/2 pound of unneeded steel off the chain guard - the big safety chunk that covered the sprocket from the 12 o'clock to the 3 o'clock position.
I then mounted a new rear tire. This one's a Continental "retro" sport tire. You can also see that I cleaned the rear sprocket and chain...
Next, I bought some hot orange performance plug wires.
I found a stock-style crossover cover with a carb heat shield as part of it - been looking for one for quite a while.
And finally, I dug out the old SE trim and put it on my modded air cleaner cover. I think the dull aluminum looks kind of racy.
First, I cut about 1/2 pound of unneeded steel off the chain guard - the big safety chunk that covered the sprocket from the 12 o'clock to the 3 o'clock position.
I then mounted a new rear tire. This one's a Continental "retro" sport tire. You can also see that I cleaned the rear sprocket and chain...
Next, I bought some hot orange performance plug wires.
I found a stock-style crossover cover with a carb heat shield as part of it - been looking for one for quite a while.
And finally, I dug out the old SE trim and put it on my modded air cleaner cover. I think the dull aluminum looks kind of racy.
It should go a lot faster now with those orange wires, eh!!! - orange is a very fast color, along with black and sometimes red [never chrome, tho]. Nice mate with the orange XLX on the fuel tank trim.
So, where did you find that crossover cover? Rare part indeed. I saw only one in six years of eBaying for my 1980 - of course i got it, along with stock headers and cycle shack muff's.
So, if it wer'nt broke how *** ya fixed it!
So, where did you find that crossover cover? Rare part indeed. I saw only one in six years of eBaying for my 1980 - of course i got it, along with stock headers and cycle shack muff's.
So, if it wer'nt broke how *** ya fixed it!
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Thanks, Mick. I think the orange wires gave me another 10 mph on top end...
The crossover cover is a repro from Debrix Cycles - seems to be a well made part. You're right, some of the stuff I do isn't to fix what's broke, so I don't follow my own advice. I do know what I'm doing, though, so I rarely make anything worse...
The crossover cover is a repro from Debrix Cycles - seems to be a well made part. You're right, some of the stuff I do isn't to fix what's broke, so I don't follow my own advice. I do know what I'm doing, though, so I rarely make anything worse...
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