Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive
 

Subject: Re: Yup, fishtails AGAIN

Author: Darrell Dick

Date: May 31, 2002, 11:34 AM

Post ID: 1710353963

I cut the ears off the centerstand on my red Ambo to get the BSA mufflers
to work. It isn't a problem at all for me to flip the stand down without
'em. I used an abrasive wheel in an air powered die grinder. They were
gone in about 2 minutes.

Darrell Dick
Imlay City, MI

On Fri, 31 May 2002 11:51:29 -0400 Kevin Graf <kgr-@midwestpension.com>
writes:
 They definatly LOOK like the right mufflers. The right side would
bolt right
up with no problems, except it seems as though the header pipe fits
inside
too far.
Is that the solution(?) To cut that ear off? I have no problems with
modifications to make these work, esp; with a bolt on part like the
centerstand as long as I can still get to it.

Kev

-----Original Message-----
From: Zerhackermann [mailto:chopp-@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 11:37 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: Yup, fishtails AGAIN



that is totally weird. I have none of those problems wit my mac
fish. In
fact I had cut the one remaining ear off only to realise later that
the
frame I was using then did not have the centerstand bumper bracket.

something is odd here.


 From: Kevin Graf <kgr-@midwestpension.com>
Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Yup, fishtails AGAIN
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 13:01:45 +0000

Hey All,

1) I went ahead and purchased some MAC fishtails. I searched the
list
 and couldn't find the info I was looking for so here goes...
Of coarse the mufflers are too far forward when mounted in the
stock
 position. I decided to make a bracket instead of cutting the header
which I guess some of you did with the MAC's. The bracket also
solved
 the shifter clearance problem. It seems odd the way my brackets are
setup. They come down and back at about an inch and a half then
about a
 30 degree angle. I'm wondering if anyone else had tried this and if
they
 found that the mufflers slowly drop. I don't see a way to hand to
mufflers directly up vertically.

2) What about the centerstand? Remove it? or someone suggested
beating/bending the leg, ear, tab(whatever)you step on to lower it
and
 center the bike forward untill it clears the muffler. It's about an
inch
 and a half short from resting on the grommet on the frame.

Any suggestion would be G-R-E-A-T!!!!

Kev





Scotch - Because one doesn't solve the world's problems over white
wine.


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