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Cycle News 1967 07 06

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~ Q" i ~ f-I; n-ofos- 11---5_( Oc 'fIt!!!!IJ • • I I • • I • 114I '" I c..r"" • L)• •' .E..... ... :; I I . .1 24 HR. SERVICE 1M ceCAL .. (113) 422-1908 . . . . . . . I.e 11 E. _ _ ". ~"'c.Iof.'- ".A rigger--like devices brazed to the !of. HOW TO IU LD A laC RAC FOR DE $300• SIery IfltIfiBiW , port the PClWlt!RI tulle wW . .-..., break off. AIId it will ~ .& a very illOpport1me tillle like . . . you're riding the bike. Those OlD- a: Plaotos· by Bolt Bra e_ rilli.~ Up this point we've been pretty fortuDate and have oot bad to spend lUI,y money. except for bits and pieces of steel strap and tube that is. Bowever, the time has come for us to part with some of our bard-eamed long green. hen I first began casting about looking for a tank aDd fairing for our bike, it became very clear that these components are oot exactly floodIng the market. Sure, you can get them for tbe 125cc or larger bikes, but the smaller versions are hard to com e by. SAVB • • OD last year _~ 818 -011 dle spot ti• •d .. lh '!aat IIoUDting the tank was a snap. Cui a piece of 1· steel strap ~. long aDd braze to the bottom of the top tube. ow set the tank in place. aDd bend the strap so it just toucbes the bottom of tbe tank. Thai's all there is to it. It couldD"t be any simpler. Later on we'll show you bow to make the tie-down for the top. Tile fairing mounts take a little more doing. I could go into a long dissertation on how to build the mounts. but I'm afraid it would make tbe job sound more difficult than it really is. Study tbe photos carefully and yon'll see just how it's done. You'll notice there are two straps reinforcing the main forward mountmg tube. Without this additional sup- H .... Ca.- CIIJ,

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