So, Should I Replace This Part or Not?

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Originally Posted by ERA Chas

Did the scattershield come with such a large cut out? My Lakewood's is much closer to the fork....

It's a standard Lakewood, but the bottom is trimmed by ERA. It's probably just an optical illusion. I find when shooting on the angle a lot of things, and their perspective, appear to be very deceptive.

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

I'm wondering if that bag you store it in contains or captures moisture. Do you put desiccant in it? If you inflate it with compressed air, then that's where moisture gets in-and stays for the winter.

This area is pretty bad for rusting. The humidity, coupled with the temperature range and change, is pretty much the pits. That surface rust you see occurs during the non-bag months. Fresh desiccant goes in the car bag each year and, either last year or the year before, I went to the trouble of taking high-res shots of stuff like the rotors and other "easy rusting" pieces "before and after" her snooze in the bag. She came out looking exactly like she looked when she went in.

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Nice job! It even looks like you cut too much out, but I'm sure you need the clearance. You know. That saying. Measure twice, cut once.

Well thank you for the compliment! I didn't want to have to do it twice, so I cut a little bit extra, but not too much.