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It's hard to see in pics, the single cable clamp I have had a channel that is too narrow and the dual cable clamp I have had a diameter that is too small.
I appreciate the response but now that I have it all wired up I would really like to find a throttle clamp that works with the grip i currently have installed if possible.
this is very frustrating. at least these parts are cheap. I'll order a new setup and add some quick disconnects to the turn signal wires while i'm in there.
Thanks everyone. pretty soon i'll be able to start working on getting it started!
So I ordered a new kit including throttle tube and grips in case I had to take the old ones off but the clamp that came with the new kit fits my grip. This type of clamp is what I couldn't seem to buy individually
Another day, another question. I removed the old exhaust gaskets, put the new ones in and now I have a big gap between the manifold and the rings that bolt to it. That doesn't look right.
Make sure everything is well seated and then torque to spec. The exhaust gaskets are the crush style; they collapse upon themselves as you tighten the flanges in order to form a good seal.
They're tightened down but still have a big gap. Oh and the spark plug wire just came apart. I've looked for replacements with no luck. Any suggestions?
Yeah, those bolt on rings (can’t remember their technical term!) don’t seal off your headers in the manifold, they just hold the exhaust in tight against the copper washers which do form the seal. It shouldn’t be a problem, but stick your hand down there once it’s started and feel for air puffing out. Hopefully you won’t feel any!
they were flush when i took them off. when i pulled out the old gaskets they were completely flat. I do have the parts in there correctly, i found a diagram someone here drew by hand that confirmed that.
i'm still undecided on how to finish off the exhaust, i think it will be too loud with just straight pipes so i might be looking for very small mufflers/silencers. any links or suggestions are appreciated.
as for the spark plug wire i ordered a new boot after watching a youtube video on how to fix it so i hope that works. with all the googling i've done i've never seen a boot with a screw coming out of it like this bike has (picture in previous post).
the seat that i made had three bolts that i planned on running through the battery tray that i made, but after messing around with that for a while i realize it's not very easy to line up the holes and then when i finally did get them through the seat sits on the bike crooked so I'm looking for other ways to attach the seat. has anyone used industrial strength velcro to attach their seat? since the leather is done the only other option I can think of is zip strips which would be inconvenient.
I experimented w/ several different things, even made a couple of sets of home made baffles for inside the short pipes. I finally ended up w/ this. Loud but not too loud, sounds pretty good, and seemed to run pretty good. Stock CL pipes w/ the mufflers gone, wrapped, and EMGO Shorty mufflers.
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