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Ever Managed To Break One Of These?
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mr3speed
, Jan 30 2018 11:20 PM
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nicklouse
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Posted 30 January 2018 - 11:32 PM
yep seen a few do that,
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Posted 31 January 2018 - 01:13 AM
Any idea on the cause?
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Posted 31 January 2018 - 01:32 AM
one just went. old age or something another looked like it had just been catching on the cowl for a long time.(witness marks, shiny un-rusted steel).
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Posted 31 January 2018 - 07:01 AM
I did exactly the same to mine when my crankcase breather pipe came loose.
http://www.theminifo...eels/?p=3176537
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http://www.theminifo...eels/?p=3176537
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Posted 31 January 2018 - 10:46 AM
Didnt even hear it go. Lucky i have an electronic fan on the inner wing side so it didnt leave me stranded!
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Posted 31 January 2018 - 01:20 PM
Wasn't a band new one by any chance?
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Posted 31 January 2018 - 08:29 PM
No wasnt new? There issues with new ones then?!
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Posted 31 January 2018 - 10:27 PM
No wasnt new? There issues with new ones then?!
Yep, they are made of harder more brittle plastic, unlike the slightly more flexible originals with shatter just like that one did.
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