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EricV

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It's used during manufacturing to hold the engine case in a jig during machining.

That 'ear' has a hollow void. Long ago, a forum member cut the ear off to clean things up... and had a massive oil leak that required the case to be welded up.
 

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It's used by at least one skid pan manufacturer as a mounting point.
 

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Don in Lodi said:
It's used by at least one skid pan manufacturer as a mounting point.
True, which is a really good reason not to buy that skid plate. ::) They didn't do their research, just used a handy hole they though would be strong enough, in an ALUMINUM engine case. Skid plates should never, ever, be mounted to cast anything. Especially not cast aluminum.
 

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True, which is a really good reason not to buy that skid plate. ::) They didn't do their research, just used a handy hole they though would be strong enough, in an ALUMINUM engine case. Skid plates should never, ever, be mounted to cast anything. Especially not cast aluminum.
I think too many people confuse a skid plate with a roost guard on Teneres. They are def. not designed to “skid”a 600lb bike on anything.
 
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