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Old 04-17-2011, 08:11 PM   #1
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What the heck are these?

1950's frame. What are these sheet metal pieces along the engine and on the one cab mount for?
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Old 04-17-2011, 08:28 PM   #2
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Re: What the heck are these?

The second pic protects the battery from road rash. The side ones I never understood.
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Old 04-17-2011, 09:47 PM   #3
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The side ones are deflectors but deflectors for what I never figured out. They may have been intended to aid with airflow for the road draft tube but that's just a thought and nothing more.
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