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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 08:19 PM
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Re-wired the whole bike from the ground up, replaced my clutch pack with a Barnett kevlar extra plate/diaphragm spring kit, and sorted out some busted/worn oil tank and battery tray mounts. It took a while, but it came out GREAT! Hooks up much smoother and hauls *** without slippage. Wheelies are easier too[8D].
 
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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sounds like you have been busy
 
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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Oh yeah, busy is an understatement. Chasing wires and making sure everything was nice n tight is a pain in the *** like no other.

Clutch was easy though, had that done in about an hour. Found out my pressure plate retainer ring was about 50% GONE, so I replaced the pressure plate while I was in there too.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 10:05 PM
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Barnett make some hi-po clutches for these eh? [8D]
The stock one is kinda sloppy....
 
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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I reused the basket and the actual hub, they're strong enough on their own (regardless of what people say!!!), and went with the Barnett/Energy One extra plate kit. It's ALOT smoother and hooks up 10 times better just off the feel alone. I was havin trouble keepin the front wheel entirely on the ground off the light a couple times today on my way into work[8D]. Definitely worth the 100 bucks plus the 5 dollar quart of primary oil it took to get everything. It's got that Kung-Fu Grip now, lol.

If you want the whole Barnette Scorpion kit, you're lookin at about 560-570 bucks or so. But I think for what I'm running now, the plates alone were the right choice.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 10:15 PM
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yeh, well you would figure the stock basket would be made of nails.....
Been thinking since I'm done cosmetically, it's time to improve the heart [8D]
 
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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That's kinda where I'm at...but mine also has over 70K on it, and I've only rebuilt the top end, so the tranny was next. I'm still holding off until I get all my parts together, but I'm working from the heads all the way down doing a full stage 3 and swapping the gear set out for a Baker 6 speed. So far I've got a few parts piled up, for now I'm not doing anything beyond basic maintenance and repairs until I have everything I need to build it all up at once.

Patience sucks...but I'm glad I have lots of it, lol.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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I used to run some AMA street back in the 80's....
and I know there are a few purest who will shoot me for saying this......
But this 883 reminds mea lotof a my AMA ride.
 
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