Here is some more good info. On pics 14 and 15 below, you'll see that it's really easy to remove the feature that makes it mandatory to pull the brake handle in to start it.

Start without Holding Brake 1
Start without Holding Brake 2

The teal colored piece is the trigger that gets activated when you pull the brake handle. There is a little black plasitc sleeve that is removed with one small screw to override this. It took 15 seconds to do it. You'll notice the hole in the brake handle where the plastic trigger sleeve was located.

Also, I took another picture of the rear snorkel and tried harder to be a better photographer. Hope this helps you guys. Please note it is U shaped at the top and sucks from the bottom up. It's up there pretty high!!

Rear Snorkel

I also took a shot of the rear A arm assembly. Looks pretty tough, no?

Rear A arm

I now have 8 miles on this thing and the more I ride it the more I like it. As the engine is breaking in, it seems like there is a killer midrange. I have heard people saying the bottom end isn't as strong as the Prairie's etc.. And, to be honest, I don't know if it is. But, I will say this. The hit doesn't seem as hard, partly, in my mind, because the rear IRS is squatting when you take off. With the Prairie, there is some brutal tire spin on takeoff. This bike seems like it might be taking off as fast, but it just seems a little smoother.

Also, I've come to the conclusion that with some 6 ply's, this think will be even more stable. I had my neighbor rock it back and forth and the majority of the sway is coming from the soft sidewalls of the tires flexing.

All I have to say is the more I ride it, the more I like it!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

This will help on those dead engine starts. Thanks for the tip. Have you found out how to hook a tether cord to it yet?

 

Lancems007, you are awesome. Keep up the good work!

Now doesn't this look better? I wish I could train all you guys to send me the tech tips. Would save me some time. It is not profit and doesn't detract from dbeck's business. Also, the tips get saved in a searchable database in a neater fashion than a forum, so the newbies can see the info that everyone else already knows about without having to ask again and again. One of these days I will make other user accounts so you can put them in yourself.

 

I'll be looking into the tether cord hookup soon. On first glance, it looks like there is a coil pack just like on the Prarie, Brute, & V. I'll have to hit it with a voltmeter to see if that's where I need to kill it. I want to be extra careful because of the EFI. I'm slowly tearing it down and I'll keep taking pictures as I figure out what makes this thing tick.