I thought that I would share this with others, so that you do not have the same unfortunate experience that my son ("The Ruppster 86") and I did last week while out off-road riding. If you have a mini-bike with a HF clone engine WITH THE STOCK AIR FILTER BOX REMOVED (i.e., you have upgraded to a "performance" air filter) you need to read this.....
Last week while out riding (off-road, bumpy roads, lots of vibration), the choke lever came off. Amazingly, we were able to retrace our route, and after about 20 minutes found it laying in the dirt.:doah: With the stock air filter box installed, the lever is "held captive", and cannot come off. With the performance filter, it simply/only sets on top of the pivot pin on the carb, free to be jarred off while on a bumpy road. For now, I will make a simple tether around the arm (fishing line?) to hold on to it should it come off again.:crying: Thank you to the Ruppster for posting the photo for me!
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Last week while out riding (off-road, bumpy roads, lots of vibration), the choke lever came off. Amazingly, we were able to retrace our route, and after about 20 minutes found it laying in the dirt.:doah: With the stock air filter box installed, the lever is "held captive", and cannot come off. With the performance filter, it simply/only sets on top of the pivot pin on the carb, free to be jarred off while on a bumpy road. For now, I will make a simple tether around the arm (fishing line?) to hold on to it should it come off again.:crying: Thank you to the Ruppster for posting the photo for me!
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