Mon, 04 Jan 1999 14:42:59 +0100 - Message No. 4626
From: Marc Luethi

Subject: Re: Varadero news


At 09:22 04.01.99 -0000, you wrote:
>My only concern is the arrangement of the left exhaust - it exits the
>engine, crosses in front of the back wheel and loops up *under* the chain. I
>imagine that as soon as the chain on a Varadero becomes even slightly loose,
>it will rub on the exhaust and make a terrible noise.

*aehm* *evil grin* SCNR ;-)

I would'nt bother for the noise, but for what happens when using the 
*cough*adero hard, when the rear suspension will travel all in and all out...

Will that loop hit the ground? what if a bump happens to be there? I remember 
my center stand hitting the ground *very* hard when riding up the monte 
Jafferau in italy. It was bent so much that it touched the chain, I had 
to take it off right there.

I don't mind taking off a the twin's muffler just to win a sound contest
(an idling @ without muffler sounds GREAT!), but on a *cough*adero?

Well.. most XL 1000Vs will never be ridden in the same conditions as XRVs
do, so...


Happy new Year everybody!

Marc

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marc@rrr.de                                           YJ@IRC
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