Now, the engine is back in the frame, and other bits and pieces are starting to be assembled into something that resembles a motorcycle. The following pictures show the grease nipples that my friend Bruce applied to the suspension bits. These will make it easier to lubricate the suspension so that hopefully a seizure like what happened on the Michigan Cross Country Trail can be avoided.
The shock linkage and center swingarm pivot showing grease nipples
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Left side swingarm pivot grease nipple mounted on top near chain
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Left side swingarm pivot grease nipple mounted underneath
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Coming together, but still lots to do
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Here I am on the Michigan Cross Country Trail
before the suspension seizure
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Parts of this trail are very difficult and treacherous
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GPS track of trail (including the crossover which forms
the letter A) it would take over a week to do it all
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