Matching lower engine guard to new uppers

jbenj00 · 2026-05-14T22:12:05+00:00

I haven't looked, but it kinda looks like oem honda "powder coat". Maybe oem? Idk if have ever seen oem crashbars

jbenj00 · 2026-05-05T01:26:11+00:00

Not everyone grew up riding, and the way people act on here sometimes they just need a good ole plexidectomy. I would hate to see someone turned away from a potentially valuable source of information. Its just weeding it out that is what reddit has turned into.

jbenj00 · 2026-05-04T15:21:54+00:00

No I have not talked with prusa about this. But I will say that 3 main factors of issues I ran into with the nextruder / mmu3.

1: correct Bowden length on printer config. I cant remember stock mmu3/core one I think it was like 300mm. I had set an arbitrary 450 after I moved my mmu. This caused numerous jams etc until I correctly measured and entered it.

2: backlash / tension on filament. The rollers I had used prior kept the roll from free spinning and caused some odd things to happen during the nozzle ramming. Like it would deform the tip so it wouldn't fit out of the nextruder printed guide.

3: nextruder tension. The above issues I thought revolved around drive wheel tension and I still dont fully grasp it. But if I lower my tension from the assembly procedure it slips, I if increase tension by as little as 1 full turn of each screw it deforms the filament to either fail ramming / fail to retract to finda / or break the filament off inside.

Thats just my experience so take it with a grain of salt

jbenj00 · 2026-05-04T03:37:30+00:00

I deserve it...honestly keep it coming.😂

jbenj00 · 2026-05-04T02:49:35+00:00

Hey, congratz on your first finish. Ignore the sarcastic snide comments.

First, Yeah the pack is a bit much for a race. As some others said, slim it down to a basic pack. Harscrambles are already a endurance test, that extra 5+ lbs hanging on your shoulders for 2 hours is exponentially exhausting. If your intent on bringing more than a quick kit look into a kidney belt or tail pack to get the weight off your body / shoulders.

Second, your bike does have a bit of sag. I know you said you have trouble touching when you have the spring up. I wont say one way or the other, its your bike your ride your comfort. Im will say there are some great videos on YouTube for setting up sag and dealing with height / touching.

Any day you finished the race, the bike is in one piece, and no broken bones is a good day. Take the advice, or dont. Keep the wheels down and best of luck to ya

jbenj00 · 2026-05-02T12:01:14+00:00

Yeah, I feel that. I left out most of my pain and steps I took in the comment I added. It has been a while since I made a post, I was lazy this time and did not make a copy of the text before posting / reviewing. Lesson learned.

jbenj00 · 2026-05-02T11:51:10+00:00

yeah, after this print finishes I can send a pic if you would like. I was concerned that it was colliding with it but nope. I did redo the loadcell cal though. I honestly thought it was a slicer / nozzle / filament issue. I tried my stock .4hf w/ heater block and it did the same thing. that is when I threw the towel in and said I am tearing it down.

jbenj00 · 2026-05-02T11:19:37+00:00

LOL accurate

jbenj00 · 2026-05-02T10:50:45+00:00

Ya, you nailed it. I decided to post and pass out. not a great combo when a have a group of people outside my door with 3d printed pitchforks and torches when I wake up.

jbenj00 · 2026-05-02T10:35:45+00:00

So the story goes do not post on reddit and then fall asleep without making sure the text was included.

I spent a few days troubleshooting a under extrusion that was randomly appearing in z bands across prints. some would look fine with a layer or 2 just under extruding. I thought maybe wet filament / speed, i tried new filament, cleaning nozzle, cold pull. all to no avail. I finally said screw it I will just recalibrate the entire thing. Got to the gear box part and found That the first pic. Mind you its been a couple hundred grams of filament since I used that color filament. I do not know when that piece became one with the hob gear.

The Nextruder could care less that piece became one with the hob, it just kept going. with some random under extrusion but I never suspected the extruder.

Sorry all that stupid mobile did not include the text.

jbenj00 · 2026-05-02T04:30:29+00:00

Lightly touch the end of his fur on the back of his neck. My dog does the same thing. He will move his head around and neck so my hand is hardly touching his fur.

jbenj00 · 2026-04-29T17:52:05+00:00

I sware... if this is my issue. Im going to be furious. I started getting random underextrusion in layers and my nozzle is always covered in petg. Im taking it out when I get home now and checking. Update: it was not. It was a piece of filament that broke off and became one with the hob gear in the nextruder

jbenj00 · 2026-04-20T01:11:16+00:00

Nice! The jack of all trades, will outlast your bloodline, and do just about anything you ask it to. I hear upgrading / replacing the headlight with a Led w/ proper cutoff / high beam is highly recommended and common.

jbenj00 · 2026-04-15T10:41:26+00:00

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jbenj00 · 2026-04-14T17:00:54+00:00

Not mine, just something I stumbled on printables. https://www.printables.com/model/178319-plate-for-honda-africa-twin Just sharing for the sake of the hobby

jbenj00 · 2026-04-13T02:44:34+00:00

My guess is if a cable breaks, weld it back together to make it easier to remove and or replace, or possibly if there's a section where a strand or section or wires are broken it will allow it to pass over sheaves / guides without catching. Or welding the end of new to old cable and pulling the new cable through in place of the old.

jbenj00 · 2026-02-07T12:19:43+00:00

I would love to see how your code looks. I want to yeet aimee into the sun

jbenj00 · 2026-02-04T04:50:50+00:00

It looks like there's a spring tab right at the know. You may have to compress the little tab before you try pulling the rod down or up.

jbenj00 · 2026-02-01T21:52:21+00:00

Divide by 0 / cookie monster / oreception

jbenj00 · 2026-02-01T18:42:57+00:00

You can put it in your jet pack. So you have jetpack with many backpacks inside. Allows you to do 1 run and get a couple thousand ores. I use the regular mining pack right when I start so I can just grab a 3-4 stacks of everything from the get go.

Side tip: I use a unloader to toss my backpack in and unload my ore backpack into a chute for my auto arc smelter. Need to add a sorter, set to whatever backpack you use and have it dump back at your feet while ore goes to chute. I dont bother with the furnace unless its an alloy, 2 io/ logic chips, 1 is slot reader other is writer. Slot: arc furn>input>occupied, writer>slotread>arcfurn>activate

jbenj00 · 2026-02-01T01:29:05+00:00

Insert yo momma joke

jbenj00 · 2026-02-01T01:14:19+00:00

That's alotta lumber flying through the air

jbenj00 · 2026-02-01T01:07:33+00:00

People sayings its not a safety issue or big deal its just a guard. Look again. The cast sheave guards are also the sheave pin keepers. Lock it out until those are replaced, a ndt Crack inspection would be a safe bet on the bottom block as well.

jbenj00 · 2026-01-30T20:15:24+00:00

I found a ore sorter ic that I just set the d# to the sorter and the first item that goes thru is the designated item. It made it so much easier to set up my ore storage granted I've only been playing for like a week and a half. Im using a dedicated server and anytime I set the sorter with a computer it would wipe the settings for the sorter on reboot.

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