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Old 12-05-2015, 01:48 PM
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I gotta say that I considered the valve, but given the xi models have the down low and parallel to the ground drain bolt, I felt too uncomfortable that the valve could get sheared off by some road hazard.
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I gotta say that I considered the valve, but given the xi models have the down low and parallel to the ground drain bolt, I felt too uncomfortable that the valve could get sheared off by some road hazard.


I have that same thinking, i try to avoid those..
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