I got all the paint on the brackets touched up from all the cutting and grinding. I got everything put back together including the lower bracket. The lower bracket didn't want to play nice with my mustache engine guards so I had to make an adapter plate mounted with a standoff bushing.
I still have to get turn signals and horns mounted, then do some fine tuning on handlebar/controls positions. I also nees to get some new Memphis Shades hand guards that don't have the turn signal cut-out. Maybe ones for a Heritage?
Looks great! Really looking forward to your ride report and opinions on it.
I was able to get the bike out of the barn and go for a ride today. There is absolutely ZERO buffeting from around the tank now. All the air above the windshield is hitting the top third of my helmet with some buffeting. I'm going to get a slightly taller windshield with an integrated spoiler.
I needet to have different approach for bracket fixing. It did not fit at all. Now it is pressing against main tube and i will put one extra arm
to brake line bolt. Also led-lamp ring needs to be fitted, longer springs etc. Many hours of extra work. It was -20 when i cutted holes for speakers : ). Next i will fit the amp. and ready to paint.
I was never really happy with the handlebar/riser setup I tried with the fairing: stock Sport Glide bars, HD 6" pull-back risers, and 2" riser extension. The bars were a little too high and way too far back (toward me). Low-speed maneuvering was akward, fast-paces cornering was sluggish, and the handlebars vibrated like tuning forks. They were comfortable out on the interstate, but that was about it. It felt like I was trying to ride with T-Rex arms.
I bought a set of 6" straight risers and 1" extensions to try out. These didn't work any better. It looked like I'd need another 2" to clear the windshield.
Through experimentation I ended up going back to my original (pre-fairing install) setup of 6" pull-back risers with no riser extensions and a slightly different bar angle. This worked great and got me back to where I liked them. Dragged some floorboards today on the way home to celebrate the return of my bike's nimble handling. Parking lot maneuvers feel non-retarded again.
Now I got 6" straight risers and two sets of riser extensions I'm not using.
02-20-2021, 07:42 AM
