On my bike I just cut out the shroud to fit the plug I forgot how, and tried to keep the shroud tight. My shroud is still loose bcuz missing rivets, but she go no problems so far knock on wood. Im just a cruzer tho
I don't know how I feel about grinding away from the fins... I would maybe make a duct tape and cardbord extender sides and stuff but the whole cutting the fins things makes me cringe.
^^I'll second that. My ct mani was so far off I would of needed that spray foam they use in houses for drafts to seal it up. It must have been close to a 1/16" off flat.
Here's what it looked like after 20 or 30 min of sanding on a flat piece of glass w 120g
I did make a thicker gasket jumps. I used felpro intake manifold & carb gasket on a roll from oreillys. Made new gaskets for every surface. And I still sanded it flat. I'm not tryin to pull that thing back off to fix an air leak haha.
I knew you guys were gonna say somethin about my coffee cup. It was my b-day present from my son and girlfriend last year. Nobody noticed the salt though...
It may look crude but it works, thats the important part. Patch up the leftover spots with a little tape, or the orginal plastic cute to size. you can also recycle that front fender that is broken with a heatgun and form it to fit the shroud.