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Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:25:45 +0000 quote
I assume the tires can make a big difference. Putting my 75 Super back together I mounted new tires, but they hit the exhaust. The guy I got the scoot from had just bought the tires. He said he has another set on another Super. Could I have done something wrong? The tire only mounts one way, and same for the exhaust. I need about another 1/4". Any ideas. Do I just need different tires?
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The tires should be 3.5 x 8".

Are you sure you don't have 4 x8"s on there? 4x8" were on old lambrettas, Rabbit Superflow's, old cushman's, and would rub if you mounted them.
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Rover Eric wrote:
The tires should be 3.5 x 8".

Are you sure you don't have 4 x8"s on there? 4x8" were on old lambrettas, Rabbit Superflow's, old cushman's, and would rub if you mounted them.
just verified 3.5x8
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Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:25:15 +0000 quote
can you take a picture of where it is rubbing and post it?
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Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:25:24 +0000 quote
here are some pics
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Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:26:24 +0000 quote
Wow! How many PSI are in that tire? That's some super-high tread, too.

EDIT: Last time that happened to me, I hit the exhaust on some crunchy road and it shoved into the tire. You may want to examine the exhaust mounts and make sure they're not torn, bent, or mutilated.
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tire is sitting at 30PSI. The exhaust is brand new. I have yet to have this running. Still waiting for a new stator. I had thought of beating on the exhaust, but I hate to break a weld or something and be out $90
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Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:29:15 +0000 quote
so I heated up the exhaust with a torch and beat the crap out of it with a hammer. Now the tire fits.
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cigarHerb wrote:
so I heated up the exhaust with a torch and beat the crap out of it with a hammer. Now the tire fits.
Ah the finesse of improvisational DIY 8)
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Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:31:08 +0000 quote
Some exhausts are like that. I bought the Sito sausage type exhaust for a smallframe and it wouldn't fit the brackets at the bottom. I called Motorsport and they said that it's just how they are, you have to bend the pipe at the head to make it fit the bike you have. I chose to make a different bracket instead of bending the pipe, I'm always afraid of weakening the metal.
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