I might be totally missing the point on what you said Jim, but to simplify things re ground clearance..... Could one give a spec for distance from bottom of sub frame where cradle or engine bar mounts to, to the bottom (centre) of a given engine? Obviously not of interest to most customers, but would take the sagging springs etc. out of the equation and would give a consistent point to measure from. Neil. 81 air cooled Westy.
On 7/26/07, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com> wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Here are some answers: SNIP > I've been thinking > about ways to provide a better and more accurate way to measure/show > ground clearance, SNIP
> > > On 7/26/07, Jim Felder <felder@knology.net> wrote: > > > On Jul 25, 2007, at 11:40 PM, Oxroad@aol.com wrote: SNIP
> > > To the Bostig: > > > > > > The literature says it has better than stock ground clearance. In > > > photos on the website it looks like it dips a little lower. This > > > may be because the configuration of the waterboxer muffler in the > > > stock set up creates certain optical "allusions" that break of the > > > site line. So is the ground clearance truly better? > > > SNIP |
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