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Old Mar 29, 2021 | 11:10 AM
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never owned any of these bikes not ever had the pleasure of dealing with all the fun that goes with rubbers
tore the bike down and it looked like the "cupped" side of the mount was up - now I think the dude had it wrong - anyone know which way is up? the first pic or the second?


 
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Short end up
 
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my bike also has a machined spacer block that goes between the motor and the motor mount plate - it is about 1/2inch thick - it lies on top of plate 45 in the diagram - but I do not see this part in any schematics - it looks machined and looks original - but why is this part not in the schematics?

 
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They made aftermarket reinforcements over the years more then one so its an idea that did not do it —- like the new Heavy duty mounts today do
 
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i'll add a pic of the riser - it is worn in a way that tells me it was on there for a while - D
 
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I dont like that idea it changes things that are suspension related
 
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one wonders why this was installed - so we are all sure that this is not stock?
 
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Throw it in the excess bin
 
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