What did you do to your Dyna today?
#6711
For a bar hopper local riding bike it won't matter. Now if you decide to ride across the country it might matter bigtime lol
We saw 4 - 10 deer every day we were there except on Wednesday when we drove the truck back to Munising to take the cruise and severe storms were forecast and actually moving in when I woke up but just dissipated completely and ended up being sunny and hot!
Deer are thick in northern Michigan; even in the middle of the day you'd best be not daydreaming, they're bold. The closest I've ever come to being taken out by a deer was at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, but near dusk and dawn is the worst of all.
When I do a Whitefish Point day ride I leave early and drop the hammer on the slab; I get to spend a bit of time throwing rocks in Lake Superior, hunt the beach for Lake Superior agates for the Lady, a visit to the Shipwreck Museum, then it's hammer time back downstate and home before dusk.
The deer are pretty when they're off in a field, but on the road those rats on stilts will kill you...
When I do a Whitefish Point day ride I leave early and drop the hammer on the slab; I get to spend a bit of time throwing rocks in Lake Superior, hunt the beach for Lake Superior agates for the Lady, a visit to the Shipwreck Museum, then it's hammer time back downstate and home before dusk.
The deer are pretty when they're off in a field, but on the road those rats on stilts will kill you...
Last edited by ChickinOnaChain; 07-19-2017 at 07:18 PM.
#6712
Put on the new stabilizer link and fuel line. The wobble wasn't as bad on the ride today but I had balanced the top end and there were no bags on. I checked the fall away and it wasn't good. I might try to tighten the steering on top but the fall away to the left was almost zero while it was around 3 inches to the right. Tightening it will get the total back in spec but there shouldn't be that much difference so I plan to rebuild the neck next winter.
#6713
Put on the new stabilizer link and fuel line. The wobble wasn't as bad on the ride today but I had balanced the top end and there were no bags on. I checked the fall away and it wasn't good. I might try to tighten the steering on top but the fall away to the left was almost zero while it was around 3 inches to the right. Tightening it will get the total back in spec but there shouldn't be that much difference so I plan to rebuild the neck next winter.
#6714
The chrome Velva-Ride link
https://www.denniskirk.com/v-twin-ma...rd/1400956.sku
Seems pretty robust. I had to get it about as short as it goes to be able to get the proper length on the top stabilizer though.
https://www.denniskirk.com/v-twin-ma...rd/1400956.sku
Seems pretty robust. I had to get it about as short as it goes to be able to get the proper length on the top stabilizer though.
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#6715
The chrome Velva-Ride link
https://www.denniskirk.com/v-twin-ma...rd/1400956.sku
Seems pretty robust. I had to get it about as short as it goes to be able to get the proper length on the top stabilizer though.
https://www.denniskirk.com/v-twin-ma...rd/1400956.sku
Seems pretty robust. I had to get it about as short as it goes to be able to get the proper length on the top stabilizer though.
#6716
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I took off the front fender.
Edit: I also took the seat off and stored it in a safe place.
Took the front wheel off.
Edit: I also took the seat off and stored it in a safe place.
Took the front wheel off.
Last edited by ChickinOnaChain; 07-19-2017 at 07:21 PM.
#6717
Deer are thick in northern Michigan; even in the middle of the day you'd best be not daydreaming, they're bold. The closest I've ever come to being taken out by a deer was at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, but near dusk and dawn is the worst of all.
When I do a Whitefish Point day ride I leave early and drop the hammer on the slab; I get to spend a bit of time throwing rocks in Lake Superior, hunt the beach for Lake Superior agates for the Lady, a visit to the Shipwreck Museum, then it's hammer time back downstate and home before dusk.
The deer are pretty when they're off in a field, but on the road those rats on stilts will kill you...
When I do a Whitefish Point day ride I leave early and drop the hammer on the slab; I get to spend a bit of time throwing rocks in Lake Superior, hunt the beach for Lake Superior agates for the Lady, a visit to the Shipwreck Museum, then it's hammer time back downstate and home before dusk.
The deer are pretty when they're off in a field, but on the road those rats on stilts will kill you...
#6718
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Hit a deer that was running across the road, when I was riding a Concours 14. Doing around 70mph at the time. Struck his/her right hind quarter. I didn't go down, but stopped and went back to where I hit, but the deer was gone. This was 9:30AM, a time when deer are hardly ever seen around here.
FWIW, the bike wasn't damaged at all, and I then knew I wasn't riding alone that morning. Dang miracle it was, for sure.
FWIW, the bike wasn't damaged at all, and I then knew I wasn't riding alone that morning. Dang miracle it was, for sure.
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Hit a deer that was running across the road, when I was riding a Concours 14. Doing around 70mph at the time. Struck his/her right hind quarter. I didn't go down, but stopped and went back to where I hit, but the deer was gone. This was 9:30AM, a time when deer are hardly ever seen around here.
FWIW, the bike wasn't damaged at all, and I then knew I wasn't riding alone that morning. Dang miracle it was, for sure.
FWIW, the bike wasn't damaged at all, and I then knew I wasn't riding alone that morning. Dang miracle it was, for sure.