looks like it has both welds and remnants of bolts ! if it was welded after , they sure did some great looking work though even whats left of the paint doesnt look burnt . hard to tell with the age of the thing . but man it looks like it was a factory job but on a second look shocked after wire brushing hmmmmmmm your right , looks ok though and works well too ! smoke cleared after 5 mins mowing , looking in the ports is amazing ! all shiny n new almost no scratches anywhere , just a lot of cleaning to get crud out of tank n carb and purring now [Linked Image]
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and one of the 'flap' at the back . cheers