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Put in two hooks about 3 feet (1 meter)
apart and hang the seat crossbrace from
these. Put in a third hook at the front of the
bike and hang the front of the bike from
this hook.
Make sure the bike hangs level with all
wheels off the ground.
If you can’t use ceiling hooks, you can lean
the bike against a wall with the front brake
locked to prevent rolling. Wrap several
tight rubber bands around the front brake
lever until the front wheel can no longer
roll.
Step 2: Remove idler and chain.
Remove the mid mounted chain
idler and all associated pieces.
Using your chain breaker tool, split the
chain, remove, and set aside.
Step 3): Install the motor plate
1) Insert the motor plate into the
frame.
It fits in from the right side of
the bike. Angle the plate so that the
chain tensioner spring stop clears the
lower right frame tube and slip the
plate between the two lower frame
tubes. It should be oriented so that the
chain tensioner arm is towards the
front of the bike.
Most Gold Rush frames have a cross tab
welded between the lower twin tubes in
the vicinity of the chain idler mount. This
may interfere with inserting the motor
plate into the frame. If so, you can safely
cut out the cross tab with a hack saw or
other tool. Adding the motor plate and
clamps will strengthen the frame much
more than removing the tab weakens it.
2) Clamp the motor plate to the
frame.
Four clamp sets are supplied with
the kit, a bottom front pair, a bottom rear
pair, and two single offset clamps for the
top of the motor plate. Each clamp set is
installed with a single bolt threaded from
the left side of the bike.
2a) Bottom Front Clamp.
See
Photo 1. Install clamp halves on M6 x 70 mm bolt as shown. Use the
9/16” spacer on right side of motor plate. Use a flat washer under the head of the bolt and a flat and lock
(1) Bottom Front Clamp set
(2) Bottom Rear Clamp Set
(3) Top Front Clamp Set
