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Project Update ,Fender eliminator

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27 Mar 2006 21:33 #34850 by RetroRiceRocketRider
Replied by RetroRiceRocketRider on topic Project Update ,Fender eliminator
Lookin' good there Shoe!

And those Marzocchi shocks are sweet. B)

A bit of advise on the shock mounting.
You may want to consider lengthening the brake hose and the brake torque rod and rotating the caliper back a couple of inches for clearance and then turn the shocks so the reservoirs face the rear of the bike.
Because the way it sits now, the first (or maybe second) hard bump you hit is going to bang the fluid reservoirs against the swingarm and possible ruin them.

I know, it happened to the Marzocchi shocks on my 650 already. :(

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27 Mar 2006 22:37 #34862 by Shoe48
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I got the shocks right from the guy who had the swing arm .. I will look into changing them around ,, The rear seems stiff as it is ,, Thanks for the heads up , I hope to get back on it tomorrow depends on what happened to my 550 today ,, Thanks again , Shoeman

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28 Mar 2006 06:13 #34892 by ejshotgun
Replied by ejshotgun on topic Project Update ,Fender eliminator
I do like that look. Please get some pics on how you did that if you can.B)
I'm kicking around that idea my self, but I don't want to change the stock item until I get a replacement and my budget won't allow anymore (play parts) right now.
But I did find out that there is a Bike salvage yard about 80 miles south of me, you know any excuse for a road trip.:whistle:
Thanks for sharing, gets my "fabbing juices" flowing!B)

Eric

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