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diomike wrote:ithinki mushroomed it Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr......
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I accidently mushroomed mine before. I barely tapped on it either that's the thing. I ended up chamfering the edge of the rod with the dremel and it popped back in. I didn't have to take much off at all.

I have already ordered a stiffer rear contra spring from vt cycles and will update when I have it installed. Cool! 8) I look forward to hearing about it. I spoke to a bike mechanic friend and he mentioned the center spring was a right PITA to install - I hope your install goes ok! At the risk of go...

We'll if the starter wasn't bad before, it is now... I fried it... I connected the battery straight to the starter.. it seemed to turn a bit stronger, but still not strong or fast enough to start it.. The wires got pretty warm, saw a few sparks, and eventually fried the starter.. Pulled the starter...

diomike wrote:ok i got my new gear pressed on but now i m trying to put the case back on and it wont go on *?

Is it binding with the rear shaft into the aluminum cover? Did you mushroom the shaft a little bit?

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Mine is an AF27 Dio, the CDI units didn't come in until the AF28. The only restriction on mine was the front pulley, which is long gone! :D Like I say, top speed is NOT a problem. The gearing in the mid range is the issue here. I have a 2000 DIO SR model and have exactly the same problem. It launch...