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--- techtalk:ih:engmech01c [2021/11/18 20:42]
hippysmack [Long frame cases]
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hippysmack [1972-1976 Cases]
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 Or just run kick only and make it real simple. \\
 If swapping early motors into 1977-newer frames, just remember to use the front and rear mounts for the year the frame is. ((bobber58 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1857474&page=2)) \\
+To power the starter, a giant battery was required. \\
+To make room for this, the rear frame down tubes were offset to the rear with a "dogleg" and now the frame got longer than the original. \\
+The original is a "short frame" and the doglegged version is a "long frame". \\
+See the long frame (dogleg) in the pic below. Note the position of the down tubes to the motor mount surface. ((Dr Dick of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1028933&page=2)) \\
+{{:techtalk:ih:body:1967_and_1971_seat_post_comparison_-_composite_of_pics_from_ebay_sellers_animalhouse2010_and_rusty_dusty_motorcycle_parts.jpg?direct&400|}} \\
 ===== Short frame cases =====
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 ====== 1972-1976 Cases ======
+-1976 cases are for 1000cc cylinders and have a different bolt pattern for the cylinders. ((CHOPTOP37 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1778210&highlight=1967+xlh+case)) \\
 ====== 1977-1985 Cases ======

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