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Originally Posted by ripcuda
Preach it! Very cool looking dirt bike turn enduro!
Do you have an airbox in there? And where does your battery sit? The backend is so slim with huge wheel gap... makes it look really high in the back.
Cheers!
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Well, as for the gap, you gotta remember, that's only a 16" back wheel, so the scale might be a bit deceiving. But yeah, it's very slim out back and there's a large gap. Kind of the modern MXer styling.
Yep, there an airbox and battery and all the misc electrics (starter solenoid, misc relays and wiring) all in there. The bike has a bolt-in rear subframe. Directly behind the shock is the airbox. The carb sits in the frame at an angle in front of the shock and the snorkel between the carb and the airbox curves around to the left side of the shock. The misc electrical bits are mounted on and around the airbox.
The battery box is directly behind the airbox. It's a pretty small battery for an e-start bike, but it seems to be doing the job. The battery box is directly exposed to the rear tire. That is, the rear and bottom of the battery box and of the airbox form the rear 'inner' fender, such as it is. Any rocks and mud and such are flung directly at the rear of the battery box. The bottom of the seat pan has a bit of a lip that extends down behind the battery box, protecting it a little, but not much.
Here's some pictures from when I was first resurrecting the thing.
