Cvaria's 2007 883 Standard (XLCN): Consolidated Thread of Nonsense (Working)
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12-22-2016, 09:25 PM
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copied the tire air pressure gauge mount from my dyna.
drag 1-3/8 clutch cable clamp and hd valve stem extention hose
electric tape and guage
while wrapping the 1st guage, it snapped... better in the garage...
mounted clamp
added newly fattened guage
hid extension under brow.
drag 1-3/8 clutch cable clamp and hd valve stem extention hose
electric tape and guage
while wrapping the 1st guage, it snapped... better in the garage...
mounted clamp
added newly fattened guage
hid extension under brow.
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12-30-2016, 05:08 PM
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return of the east atlanta sporty santa
evil black and red santa
heat gun to get yellow reflectors out of frames. plenty of spare reflectors because... there will be blood
4 exhaust gaskets because i may not like the rage
grade 8 m10x1.5-40mm bolts to replace the test bolts holding on the front calipers
road rage II Mega Power for 04-13 XL (1X22RB)
2009 xr1200 14.25" shocks
tree mounted headlight bucket
bucket mounting block
idle and throttle cables.
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#83
12-30-2016, 10:21 PM
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xr shocks fail, sort of
will remove in the AM... sadly.
xr shocks are great and i like the height but, they introduced 3 issues:
before/after
tall bruiser
red = possible contacts<br/>yellow= exposed belt (not an issue for some folks)
red = possible contacts<br/>yellow= exposed belt (not an issue for some folks)
xr shocks are great and i like the height but, they introduced 3 issues:
- loosened belt (obvious issue i anticipated and was negotiotiating with a seller on XR tensioner)
- possible belt rubbing on brake M/C...
- possible rubbing on grenade lower mount (may be a non issue in a few days... but, could be the same with bassani mount
before/after
tall bruiser
red = possible contacts<br/>yellow= exposed belt (not an issue for some folks)
red = possible contacts<br/>yellow= exposed belt (not an issue for some folks)
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12-30-2016, 10:35 PM
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he seemed fine... with 15" shocks. i need to reach out to him and see how it all worked, if he's still around and the puppet didn't kill him.
Well, I decided that since my shocks are blown at 5,000 miles I really didn't want to mess about with getting them replaced with the same ridiculous suspension the factory put on it.
I've been doing some research and I've been consulting with some extraordinarily skilled riders and I decided to skip the "typical" Progressive shocks and make the jump to the 15" Progressive 413 rear springs. I ordered a set from Donahue HD (http://www.donahuehd.com/) It was only fair since I have been bugging Brett Donahue to learn all his secrets to setting up his 1200R.
They just came in this morning. Impressive.
Mr. Happy sez "Once you go BLACK, you never go stock"
I went through and installed them in about half an hour or so and here's some pictures.
Mr. Happy thinks it's best to install the lower bolt first...
A little clearance issue? Play with the spacers and use a ball peen hammer. Just like working on an old Triumph!
Mind your torque values.....
Mr. Happy sez "A missing shock is better than a Harley shock!!!"
Mr. Happy sez "It's ready, let's ride - it's only a little rain..."
Mr. Happy finds a nice, dry place with a roof
Once I get a couple hundred miles on the bike, I'll write up a report on their performance. Initial test runs are very, very promising.
I've been doing some research and I've been consulting with some extraordinarily skilled riders and I decided to skip the "typical" Progressive shocks and make the jump to the 15" Progressive 413 rear springs. I ordered a set from Donahue HD (http://www.donahuehd.com/) It was only fair since I have been bugging Brett Donahue to learn all his secrets to setting up his 1200R.
They just came in this morning. Impressive.
Mr. Happy sez "Once you go BLACK, you never go stock"
I went through and installed them in about half an hour or so and here's some pictures.
Mr. Happy thinks it's best to install the lower bolt first...
A little clearance issue? Play with the spacers and use a ball peen hammer. Just like working on an old Triumph!
Mind your torque values.....
Mr. Happy sez "A missing shock is better than a Harley shock!!!"
Mr. Happy sez "It's ready, let's ride - it's only a little rain..."
Mr. Happy finds a nice, dry place with a roof
Once I get a couple hundred miles on the bike, I'll write up a report on their performance. Initial test runs are very, very promising.
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#85
12-30-2016, 10:55 PM
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will remove in the AM... sadly.
xr shocks are great and i like the height but, they introduced 3 issues:
red = possible contacts<br/>yellow= exposed belt (not an issue for some folks)
xr shocks are great and i like the height but, they introduced 3 issues:
- loosened belt (obvious issue i anticipated and was negotiotiating with a seller on XR tensioner)
- possible belt rubbing on brake M/C...
- possible rubbing on grenade lower mount (may be a non issue in a few days... but, could be the same with bassani mount
red = possible contacts<br/>yellow= exposed belt (not an issue for some folks)
you've found. Might check out Chris Owens' thread on a DIY belt
tensioner....
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...afe-bikes.html
good luck,
T.
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01-01-2017, 12:16 AM
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moved headlight down to lower trees
guts of LED housing if you ever wonder what what the difference was... rubber vibration dampers...
test assemble with black trim ring and spare lamp
led housing id the same size as the regular. less room inside due to rubber and nuts... phrasing ��
mounted but,....
saw it done here: http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s...d.php?t=604198
ebay is lousy with them: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...cover&_sacat=0
ordered
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01-01-2017, 12:27 AM
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got frames from yellow reflectors
stole the frames from yellow fork reflectors and replaced with smoked reflectors
tested various ways to get the yellow reflectors off the frame. t
urned out that heating them with the heat gun, poking a hole into the body, dumping in finger nail polish remover, and letting them sit for a few minutes weakend the bonding agent and made them easy to remove. clean up hard to get bits with the dremel.
once dried and cleaned up. i stuck in the new smoked reflectors.
applied
tested various ways to get the yellow reflectors off the frame. t
urned out that heating them with the heat gun, poking a hole into the body, dumping in finger nail polish remover, and letting them sit for a few minutes weakend the bonding agent and made them easy to remove. clean up hard to get bits with the dremel.
once dried and cleaned up. i stuck in the new smoked reflectors.
applied
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https://www.customtaylor33.com/
https://www.instagram.com/customtaylor33/.
i have black reflective and deep red reflective tapes coming. the black should have been here but, got mixed up in the mail somehow.