Those Chinese clone YFAs sure do look tempting, but I picked up a used YFA [77 maverick I think] off flea-bay for $20 so here goes nothing!
I am taking off the 2v that the previous owner had on the engine, and of course I'm losing the carb adapter plate that goes under it, but now I'm wondering is this YFA supposed to have a riser like I see some people have under it before the intake? I've seen them, they look like aluminum and have about three things sticking out of them, do I need one of those? If not, do I need some kind of heat sheild like a phenolic spacer? What's the norma?
Also, the throttle was already converted to a cable one to work the 2v, I'm hoping I can cobble some bracket to hold it but it's old school with the cable plain on the end for use in a split bolt clamp, but the YFA looks to want some kind of rotating thing to grab the ball on the lever. Anyone got a mcgiver for that connection?
Thanks of course in advance, I'm LOVING this! Reminds me of 20years ago when I got my first 26" mountain bike. Felt like a kid again, it's the same size proportiantely as a stingray, unlike the larger roadie biciycles the spandex crowd loves.