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PostPost by: persiflage » Wed May 01, 2024 11:19 am

I thought working on the larger Plus 2 would be easier than the Elan :lol:
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PostPost by: rgh0 » Wed May 01, 2024 1:02 pm

about the only thing easier is taking off the carbs
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PostPost by: berni29 » Wed May 01, 2024 8:21 pm

Hi

Everything is further away, so its not great for your back haha.

Best of luck!

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PostPost by: Spyder fan » Sun May 05, 2024 4:51 pm

persiflage wrote:I thought working on the larger Plus 2 would be easier than the Elan :lol:


It weighs nearly 200 kilos more than an Elan, it needs that extra weight to provide a comfortable area for the unfortunate owner to curl up inside and blub at his/her stupidity for thinking it would be easier to work on than an Elan.

I have one of each, they are both challenging to keep them on the button even with longer service intervals provided by modern running gear :D

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PostPost by: prezoom » Mon May 06, 2024 2:01 pm

Love It.
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PostPost by: jono » Tue May 07, 2024 4:08 pm

I would rather change the cill members in a Plus 2 than the lattice work in an Elan :shock:
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