MOPED ARMY

If you don't file those welds flat where the nuts hit it will cause the exhaust studs to bend when you torque it down. Otherwise grind, cut or hammer off some fins so you can get an open end wrench in there

thanks for the replies.

i'll try to find some of the taller or deeper nuts, and get to cleaning up that weld.

i can hardly wait to get this new pipe on there.

I did allen head bolts for a while...but eventually stripped the threads in the cylinder.

Treats sells long 10mm nuts, which are awesome for pipes with big headers. I use a set on my boss and it's prefect. They're an inch or so long, with 10mm nut heads at the end. Makes life amazingly easy.

i just used a regular open end wrench (long ways) and tightened the stock nut back on.... no cutting or ordering new parts, it just takes a little longer to put the exhaust nut on.

oh, whenever you get a new pipe it's also a good idea to go over the face of the exhaust flange with wide file to make sure it is flat cause most aren't

I ended up filing down the welds so that the nuts sit flush; opened up the holes on the flange just a touch; and then used the open end wrench the long ways to tighten the 'tight' side down.

I'll check around for some of the longer bolts. I guess using the stock ones can be made to work, but the taller ones definitely sound like the way to go.

thanks again for all of the information!

so I have it mounted, but I'm not having good results.

I have the hi flow air filter from treats as well, and i'm running a 66 jet right now. (64 was in there when i got it). 14 mm Bing. I've been messing with the timing, and i've changed the jets here and there, (66, 68, 70), but I seem to have ZERO torque. I can't get faster than 20 mph. I know torque is supposed to suffer, but it doesn't seem to ever be picking up.

Is my timing just messed up? I'm aiming for 18 mm before TDC. I was trying to keep the gap around .35 mm.

Air-leaks? I'll have to test.

I'm figuring I should be at 68 jet, but maybe even higher?

It's a 2 HP maxi... stock except new air filter and boss exhaust.

so I upjet to the 70... seems better. I'm hitting 20 mph now. Maybe I need to go up even further?

Then disaster...

I should've gone sk8ing.

The pedal arm broke off... how is it normally attached? The left side seems to have a bolt. Was I missing something? What's my next step? New crank?

not so lucky at the moment, hehe.