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It appears to use the starter mounting bolts to secure the bracket to the motor. That means it utilizes the inner primary to secure the motor and tranny. No way.
I would take that brace over pretty much everything except the bitchen-bagger brace.. (or bagger nuts )Progressive ain't that good as it connects to only one side of the frame.. This one at least picks a good solid mount on the frame where it crosses over to the other side.. The primary on these bikes has to be stronger to hold the starter (older bikes also had the tranny) and the are 3 bolts under tension that hold the primary to the tranny. Might have to find better ball ends but the last bunch I got from china were pretty good..
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