Chain Protector

[Kool_Biker]

This part, 11344-422-000 seems to be obsolete and mine looks iffy.

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But as I have never had the pleasure of looking at a brand new one, I wonder if mine is still OK and I should stop worrying about those lips and tiny cracks developing ...

Thanks, Aris

[NobleHops]

I'd replace that too if it were me. Oddly enough, mine is black (A model). If you don't find one locally or here, of course Louis is bound to have a bushel of them.

N.

[EMS]

I think the one in my '79 is broken in two for a long time, and it still is in place.

[daves79x]

Aris:
It is a bit scruffy, but typical. Really good ones, or any for that matter are kind of hard to come by. Not really needed if you or anyone else is in a real bind, but you need equalivent washers or another bottom spacer will work.

Dave

[Kool_Biker]

So as I read you chaps, I will continue using mine, while having my eyes open in case I come across a better one in the future.
Thanks for the advice, Aris

[Larry Zimmer]

Aris, if that black line is a crack, I'd look for a welder. Or, as Dave mentioned, just replace it with some spacers. Cracked things have a way of fracturing/separating; and, ending in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[Kool_Biker]