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Now that the 650 is running fairly well, the engine is vibrating like crazy... just like new :)

All that vibration is causing some pretty annoying rattles. I set about finding and fixing all the rattles. Turns out they were due to

 

The really annoying part is that most of these parts are no longer available. I ende up getting rubber washers from Ace Hardware and using them to give the old rubber parts a little boost. I also drilled out the stripped threads in my gas cap and re-threaded it. Once done, all the obvious rattles are taken care of.
Also, I have always wanted engine guards for the 650. I found plenty on ebay that are the hoop setup, with only 1 attachment point on either side of the bike. I am not a fan of that setup. For one, the hoop looks huge, and second, if you go down, theres a good chance the hoop will warp on impact meaning you shouldn't keep using it. Instead I wanted a guard with at least two attachments points per side.
And I thought I had finally found one on ebay. Turns out it was the right design, but not actually made for the 650 as the seller said. The lower mounting points just didnt line up with the frame. I ended up cutting them off so that I could at least still use the rest of it as a 2 point guard, rather than 4 point as I wanted. Better than nothing, and the money is spent either way.

 

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