Calling all FatBoy Lo Owners
#2971
#2972
Here's mine, and it has the apes for some comparison.
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I was just gonna refer you to my album but this is easier.
Man, I haven't been on here in a while congrats to the new Lo owners, your wallet will never forgive you.
Click on them to make 'em bigger
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I was just gonna refer you to my album but this is easier.
Man, I haven't been on here in a while congrats to the new Lo owners, your wallet will never forgive you.
Outer Banks was nice today! When you coming down to let the dopplegang brothers meet? lol)
Last edited by MJ-13000; 06-09-2011 at 03:28 AM.
#2975
The derby cover idea would work...maybe you could send a picture to Jager and get sponsored lol!
Friends think I'm crazy when I show up to a party with a bottle and everyone says "it's nasty" and "we're not doing shots of that". I just reply "I brought this for myself, who said you were getting some?"
Friends think I'm crazy when I show up to a party with a bottle and everyone says "it's nasty" and "we're not doing shots of that". I just reply "I brought this for myself, who said you were getting some?"
#2976
#2977
yeah man, I'm a Marine and even I think a woman like that could snap me in half.. give me a woman with some meat on her bones, who will eat the damn dinner i'm buying for her
PS.. what kind of tire is that in the front?
#2978
#2979
and WM's are good for one thing: Keeping the STD rate up. That's some serious roast beef right there.
#2980
Some tips/observations on my Lo
Well, I've had my Lo for about 2 months, got about 2000 miles on 'er, and thought I'd share a couple hints/observations to my fellow Lo-bros.
(warning, stupidly verbose for a forum post)
First thing I found I needed to do was get the service manual and replenish my toolbox. Got some good allen head sockets, torx bits, torque wrench, and nice SAE wrenches. Did a post-break-in oil change at 200 mi. and the full 1000 mi. service myself. Piece of cake, the whole checklist is there in the SM. I'm an old AF crew chief, but I think most would find everything pretty straightforward, fun, and rewarding. For the cost of a single service at the dealership, you can get all the nice tools and start to learn more about your scoot. I also found a great hydraulic motorcycle lift/jack at Menard's (like Lowe's or Home Depot) for a little over $100. It's sweet.
So here's a few tweaks I've done to make my lo better for me:
1. I noticed after a long ride, my shoulders ached from reaching, and my throttle wrist seemed to cramp up quickly. So I loosened the handlebar bolts and pulled it back until I could turn the steering to both left and right lock without bumping the fuel tank and then tightened it. I'm about 5'9" and this brought the grips to a much more comforable position. It also rolled the clutch, throttle, and handbrake back (up) to a position so that my wrist is not as bent, helping the wrist-cramp problem (for me anyway). All I needed to do was re-align the turn signals and it looks and feels much better now.
2. I'm using Mobile1 V-twin 20-50W for the primary and crank, but put Mobile1 75-90W LS in the tranny. This seemed to quiet and smooth the shifting. I also put a solid shift linkage (nice edge-cut skull design) and now the shifting seems (once again, IMO) much better.
3. I like at least some music while I ride, but sometimes earphones (and wires) are a pain. So I took my Motorola EQ5 Bluetooth portable speaker and descretely mounted it just in front of the seat on the tank bib. I did it with velcro so when I remove it, no velco strips are exposed, but rather on the part of the bib hidden by the front of the seat. Now I just load up my iPod with various playlists and throw it in my swingarm bag. The battery (built in rechargable) lasts forever and you can play/pause/skip/volume right from the speaker. Pretty loud and best of all, it's black. The position on the tank points the sound right so it works pretty well.
Didn't mean to write a book, but hope somebody gets something out of it.
Anyhow, happy trails!
(warning, stupidly verbose for a forum post)
First thing I found I needed to do was get the service manual and replenish my toolbox. Got some good allen head sockets, torx bits, torque wrench, and nice SAE wrenches. Did a post-break-in oil change at 200 mi. and the full 1000 mi. service myself. Piece of cake, the whole checklist is there in the SM. I'm an old AF crew chief, but I think most would find everything pretty straightforward, fun, and rewarding. For the cost of a single service at the dealership, you can get all the nice tools and start to learn more about your scoot. I also found a great hydraulic motorcycle lift/jack at Menard's (like Lowe's or Home Depot) for a little over $100. It's sweet.
So here's a few tweaks I've done to make my lo better for me:
1. I noticed after a long ride, my shoulders ached from reaching, and my throttle wrist seemed to cramp up quickly. So I loosened the handlebar bolts and pulled it back until I could turn the steering to both left and right lock without bumping the fuel tank and then tightened it. I'm about 5'9" and this brought the grips to a much more comforable position. It also rolled the clutch, throttle, and handbrake back (up) to a position so that my wrist is not as bent, helping the wrist-cramp problem (for me anyway). All I needed to do was re-align the turn signals and it looks and feels much better now.
2. I'm using Mobile1 V-twin 20-50W for the primary and crank, but put Mobile1 75-90W LS in the tranny. This seemed to quiet and smooth the shifting. I also put a solid shift linkage (nice edge-cut skull design) and now the shifting seems (once again, IMO) much better.
3. I like at least some music while I ride, but sometimes earphones (and wires) are a pain. So I took my Motorola EQ5 Bluetooth portable speaker and descretely mounted it just in front of the seat on the tank bib. I did it with velcro so when I remove it, no velco strips are exposed, but rather on the part of the bib hidden by the front of the seat. Now I just load up my iPod with various playlists and throw it in my swingarm bag. The battery (built in rechargable) lasts forever and you can play/pause/skip/volume right from the speaker. Pretty loud and best of all, it's black. The position on the tank points the sound right so it works pretty well.
Didn't mean to write a book, but hope somebody gets something out of it.
Anyhow, happy trails!
Last edited by bigoil7; 06-11-2011 at 11:14 PM.