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24th November 2020
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: 37° 25' 28" N by -80° 03' 42" W
Posts: 11,031 Sportster/Buell Model: XLCH Sportster/Buell Year: 1975
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What!? No votes for oxy/acetylene and hts 2000?
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24th November 2020
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 4,944 Sportster/Buell Model: Ironhead XLH Sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 1978 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Ironhead XLT Sportster Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1977 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda CBX 1000 Other Motorcycle Year: 1979
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Originally Posted by randy3934
I have that steel cover on my 77, it's more for the rear brake cable and switch, BUT!!! I have broke 2 chains in 10 years and slightly above 70,000 miles, spit them both out on the ground with no damage.
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Yes, I'm aware of the mounting points for all the brake stuff but if you take a look at the steel plate, you can see how it will guide a broken chain around the sprocket and spit it out without the possibility of chain jamming. A good idea even if it wasn't intended for that purpose (or was it?). My Ducati Monster has an aftermarket piece to do the same thing.
Eric
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1978 Anniversary Edition XLH. Wiseco 10:1 forged pistons, Andrews R5 cams, dual plugged heads with Super Port Flow, single fire ignition, Mikuni Solex 36 PHH carb, Jagg oil cooler, '73 gauges, kickstart, Barnett kevlar clutch, Progressive front springs, Hagon Nitro shocks, all-Andrews tranny. 1977 XLT, Mikuni Solex 36 PHH carb, tapered dual exhausts, Andrews Y cams, Progressive front springs, Hagon Nitro shocks.
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24th November 2020
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Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 159 Sportster/Buell Model: XLCH Sportster/Buell Year: 1969 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLH Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1969 Other Motorcycle Model: Triumph 750 tracker Other Motorcycle Year: 1966
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Originally Posted by ericfreeman
Yes, I'm aware of the mounting points for all the brake stuff but if you take a look at the steel plate, you can see how it will guide a broken chain around the sprocket and spit it out without the possibility of chain jamming. A good idea even if it wasn't intended for that purpose (or was it?). My Ducati Monster has an aftermarket piece to do the same thing.
Eric
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Triumph used a steel guide starting in the mid 60s, saved lots of cases!
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24th November 2020
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Coastal BC
Posts: 1,266 Sportster/Buell Model: shovester project Sportster/Buell Year: 80s Other Motorcycle Model: Kawasaki kz440 Other Motorcycle Year: 1983
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Originally Posted by doodah man
What!? No votes for oxy/acetylene and hts 2000?
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I know you are joking but that might do the trick if he is not planning to mount a footpeg on that stud.
a bigger joke is that I actually used jb weld on my case to repair that exact same breakage. only because I was planning on replacing the engine sometime soon anyway and a quick cleanup and patch with jb weld got me on the road again without removing the engine and splitting the cases. I rode it like that for a few months (without footpegs of course)
as far as re-using it as a footpeg, the OP said that he could never again use mid mount footpegs. I'm not a metalurgy engineer or anything like that but I thought that if it is properly welded back into place it should be as strong or stronger than before and there would be no reason he could not re-use it to mount a footpeg on that stud. Can anyone confirm or refute that? |
24th November 2020
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Join Date: May 2019
Location: surrey, bc
Posts: 74 Sportster/Buell Model: xlch Sportster/Buell Year: 1970 Other Motorcycle Model: homebilt fxr Other Motorcycle Year: 80+
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good weld should b stronger than base metal.
looks like fairly easy fix.
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24th November 2020
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Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 12 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 1984
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Originally Posted by billeuze
I know you are joking but that might do the trick if he is not planning to mount a footpeg on that stud.
a bigger joke is that I actually used jb weld on my case to repair that exact same breakage. only because I was planning on replacing the engine sometime soon anyway and a quick cleanup and patch with jb weld got me on the road again without removing the engine and splitting the cases. I rode it like that for a few months (without footpegs of course)
as far as re-using it as a footpeg, the OP said that he could never again use mid mount footpegs. I'm not a metalurgy engineer or anything like that but I thought that if it is properly welded back into place it should be as strong or stronger than before and there would be no reason he could not re-use it to mount a footpeg on that stud. Can anyone confirm or refute that?
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I thought about JB weld but seams like since I have it all apart might as well weld. The goal is to not have to split cases again haha
Im glad to hear I can maybe keep the stud for mid's as it would be nice to have the option!
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