Replaced friction plates in the clutch. Coming together slowly.
Did you eliminate that riveted spring plate? The rivets in my 1200C were loose when I replaced mine around 30,000 miles, and I just did the extra plates thing and didn't use a spring plate.
Noticed my handlebars were vibrating more than normal on the ride in today.
Got to the shop and saw the left riser bolt was a bit loose.
I have not touched those bolts in over 10,000 miles, and when I did, I put both of them in with thread-locker.
Strange. I tightened it up for now. Will pull it out and put some more thread-locker on it soon.
Good reminder for the critical fastener checklist.... Which bike was this? Stock or custom risers?
I'll bet you want to walk around all of them now and check.... Heading out to the garage myself!
Good reminder for the critical fastener checklist.... Which bike was this? Stock or custom risers?
I'll bet you want to walk around all of them now and check.... Heading out to the garage myself!
Sporty with stock risers.
Yep, going to be checking everything.
Just rode home and it stayed tight...but with no fresh threadlocker, it is only a matter of time before it works loose again.
Plus, how many other fasteners might the threadlocker be broken loose on, or getting close?!?
I have 883 gearing on this 1250, and besides my normal riding, about 3000 miles ago I ran it hard, and at high RPM's, for 5 days straight, chasing a Stage IV SGS thru the mountains.
Lots of high frequency vibes in those higher rpms!
which tail light did you get. I painted mine black, but it still sticks out a lot from that rear fender. :/ Just couldnt pull the trigger on the $199 one from custom dynamics.
i did, but it looks like they all have the plate light? i just moved mine so I was looking for one without it
the cd one isn't much better honestly, that's what i took off for the moons taillight. it's the cd is just a laydown, a bit lower profile than stock.
huge difference
cd
lo-pro
i meant to go back and clip the plate wire on the light and never did it. i got sidetracked by something else, guess that's another "i'm bored" project to come back to.
the cd one isn't much better honestly, that's what i took off for the moons taillight. it's the cd is just a laydown, a bit lower profile than stock.
huge difference
i meant to go back and clip the plate wire on the light and never did it. i got sidetracked by something else, guess that's another "i'm bored" project to come back to.
I, too, was dissatisfied with most other "laydown" options, as most didn't look low profile enough for me. I think V-twin manufacturing and someone else make the same exact one as Moons, but the lifetime warranty and the fact that the backdrop against the LEDs was black were what sold me. I'm satisfied with Moons.
Today I took of the old beater pipes and ran a wire brush over them and scuffed them up pretty good.. Wiped them down with some acetone and shot some 1200 degree BBQ paint on them and wrapped the tops...
As soon as I get my carb back and installed I'm gonna finish the pipes by spraying the silicone spray on them.. Gotta cook that stuff in in guess, cures at 400 degrees.. cant do that without the carb...
Looks a ton better than the rust speckled chrome..
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