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Old Jun 13, 2023 | 08:26 AM
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What is this rubber plug all about. I see a bunch of them without it.



 
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Old Jun 13, 2023 | 08:33 AM
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It is the jiffy stand bumper. Keeps the jiffy stand from banging on the outer primary, especially when the spring is tight.
 
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Kickstand rubber bumper.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2023 | 09:31 AM
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How is it held on?
 
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Old Jun 13, 2023 | 09:43 AM
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Thanks for the replies all of you. Glad I did not try to pull it off to look inside. I do not remember my 1971 having one of these rubber pieces, but then again I seem to be forgetting things from last week. lol
 
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Old Jun 13, 2023 | 04:13 PM
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It protect the outer primary cover from damage when the kickstand swing up.
 
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Originally Posted by Ken45
Thanks for the replies all of you. Glad I did not try to pull it off to look inside. I do not remember my 1971 having one of these rubber pieces, but then again I seem to be forgetting things from last week. lol
It's common for them to be missing
 
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Peel and stick, gets rid of the clank when you bring up the jiffy stand. Probably more bikes don't have them, then have, oh well.
 
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hey without that you can crack that side cover for real
 
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