Austin Cafe Racer Blood, Sweat, Tears and Grease
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This is my ebay pile. I hope to make a few bucks off this stuff.

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I didn’t think there would be a significant weight reduction but there is. The rear fender weights a heck of a lot.

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This thing essentially keeps water and mud from getting all over your battery and electronics. Kinda dumb to remove it but it just looks awful. Plus, I plan on fabricating a custom battery harness and relocating the battery under the seat. The only thing that held this thing on were two tabs on each side. I just pushed the plastic in a little and it fell through the tabs.

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Now you can see right to the battery and air filter.
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Removing the grab rail was a simple process. I had to remove the two bolts that hold the rear shocks on the frame of the body, yank the grab rail off and place the bolts back on.

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I guess I could have taken the grab rail off with the turn signals still attached but I was thinking that I had a better chance at selling the pieces separately on eBay.


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I’m not sure if the turn signals were supposed to be held on by bolts or screws. I encountered a screw on on the right turn signal and a bolt on the left signal. Weird, but easy to take off. The last thing I had to do was string the wires through the bolt hole.

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