Hulkss, you have done a lot to your Bike since you have taken delivery of it, can we expect more or are you finished yet ? ?
It's vary insightful post.
John

 

Lot's more. I'm not done yet. Thanks.

 

Tire pressure is critical for safety on a motorcycle. I hate crawling on my knees to check the back tire. Fobo Bike 2 tire pressure monitors solve the problem and warn you of low pressure.

Do not install the pressure sensors on rubber valve stems, you must have metal stems. Get them on your next tire change if needed.

Over-fill the air just a tad, install the sensor. You can then loosen it a bit to bleed off a little air if the pressure is too high.

The Harley owners manual specifies cold tire fill at 68F. Add 1 psi for each 10F increment warmer in ambient temperature. Hot (just ridden) tires will be about 6 psi higher. Again add 1 psi for each 10F increment warmer. So if you fill your tire in the morning at 70F to 40 psi, riding that afternoon at 90F it should be around 48 psi.

 

I thought these new ones were lite enough to install on a stock rubber valve.

 

I know of two rubber valve stem failures with the older 10g sensors, the new ones weigh 7.6g.
Here is FOBO's statement on the new sensors:

RUBBER VALVE: FOBO strongly recommends use of sensors with only metal valves as many as user finds that it is difficult to determine the fitness conditions of rubber valves. Use of sensors with rubber valves can cause a leak of tire blowout which it turns leads to sudden loss of control of the vehicles that subsequently leads to an accident and serious injuries. If user chooses to use rubber valves, users must regularly check if the valves are fit to use. FOBO is not liable for any untoward consequences.

 

Here's a great mod for every bike.

You need to bleed your brakes to replace the fluid every two years. It is highly hydroscopic. The fluid absorbs moisture over time and becomes corrosive. It will eat your brake system away from the inside.

Replace the bleed valves on your calipers with Speed Bleeders. They are bleed valves with a ball check in them. Just run a 1/4" plastic drain tube from the Speed Bleeder into an old jar. Open the speed bleeder 1/4 to 1/2 turn. Work the brake lever to pump out old fluid. Add fluid as needed so you don't empty the reservoir and pump air into the system.

Get the stainless steel ones so they last. P/N SB8125L-SS M8 x 1.25 fit my calipers.

 

I put a Lidlox helmet lock on the bike. They work with D-rings and quick-release helmets. A T-shaped metal piece goes through the helmet latch and into the lock.

No more carrying the helmet or worrying about it.

 

I like this.
So, from the pictures I see I can just lock the metal "D" ring alone.
I was using a small Master lock to lock the "D" ring to the mirror stem but my stems are black now and I don't want to scratch them.

 

while I like this idea from what I know we shoudnt put helmets on any hard objects as these will cause impressions in styrofoam. Just saying.

If I could only avoid another key to this bike 🤣🤣🤣

 

True. Denting up the EPS foam would not be a good idea. In my case the helmet shell partially rests on the grip and/or brake lever due to the short stem mirrors. I took a look inside. The mirror contacts the helmet liner, not the EPS foam directly. Under the liner are no dents, so, in my case I'm OK.