Inspect your bike for wear!

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Rick

Active Member
Removed the last of the billet today & here is what I am left with



After I got her stripped down, started inspecting and found wear any place anything touches the frame.





Look at the break line clamp adn the damage it has taken from vibration



And the rear break wiring & lines



Also with the removal of the rear tire you can see where the spike I ran over in Custer State Park hit my oil tank & frame.


So inspect your dog! Avoid any wiring touching the frame unless it's secured tight if thats possible.
 
chucktx

chucktx

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periodic inspections are very good for catching problems in the making.....glad you found them now, and not in the middle of nowhere!!
 
LARS

LARS

sippin & cruzin
Holy crap!!!,compared to you I have no balls,good luck with that puzzle,you've probably done this before,I hope anyway. Really,have fun and thanks for the tips,good lookin out.:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
 
Chopper Dave

Chopper Dave

SIICK!!!
Rick....why you have her all down to almost naked......might want to lose that DOT sticker.....it will give it a cleaner look on the down tubes...:up:
 
05chop

05chop

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LARS said:
Holy crap!!!,compared to you I have no balls,good luck with that puzzle,you've probably done this before,I hope anyway. Really,have fun and thanks for the tips,good lookin out.:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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You can have a beer on your lunch hour. i WONT SAY ANYTHING :cheers:
 
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Gas Man

Cool isn't cheap
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seatmaker said:
Looks like Gas may have some competition.:iagree:
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Rick is going to town... but I still got him beat if we want to compare...

Rick, I haven't found those issues on mine. I wonder why... Not that it matters but I will keep that in mind when I put mine back together. Thanks for the tips!!!!!!!!
 
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Rick

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Chopper Dave said:
Rick....why you have her all down to almost naked......might want to lose that DOT sticker.....it will give it a cleaner look on the down tubes...:up:
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I hear that it's on the list. Having the rear fender repainted adn figured I would stick the dot sticker on the rear frnder down low once I get it back. Yes dot sticker is going bye bye.
 
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Rick

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Gas Man said:
Rick is going to town... but I still got him beat if we want to compare...

Rick, I haven't found those issues on mine. I wonder why... Not that it matters but I will keep that in mind when I put mine back together. Thanks for the tips!!!!!!!!
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Gas is right, pulling the motor tranny adn battery box with all the wiring is a much bigger and more complicated task. I am just removing bolts and taking shit off.

For those of you that did Gas' how to on shrink wrapping your wires, on the right side of the bike down by the frame there are more connectors that can be shrink wrapped. At first I thought the black wrap that covers them was a tube cover, but it's not. You can unwrap those wires, check for wear, and shrink wrap the couple of connectors that are covered by the wrap. I would think these would be important since they are so close to the ground, and take heavy water in any sort of rain.
 
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