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ZM, the assembly line safety man probably caught him bumping the crankcase with his hand and made him switch to a tap from the mallet. I did notice that the tap was very precise in force and direction. lol
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George Ryals wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2018 5:02 pm ZM, the assembly line safety man probably caught him bumping the crankcase with his hand and made him switch to a tap from the mallet. I did notice that the tap was very precise in force and direction. lol
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jagarra wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:08 am Really interesting. Imagine when all those steps were done by hand with little automation.
That's when they built real motorcycles!
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