I was thinking about hardtailing my '06 custom and wanted to test the waters before cutting it up. Installed Biltwell struts and spring seat and took it for a ride. I made it around the block and only lost four teeth and all feeling below the forehead. Now it's back to the drawing board.
LOL
It's all about the seat, seat suspension, rear tire, and making the front suspension better, when going hardtail or struts.
I was 54 when I put the above bike together. Comfortable to ride 3-4 hours, then the seat started getting hard...but that was lack of padding...the seat suspension eats up the bumps nicely.
At 59 I am building another Sporty. It has a more padded seat, and even better seat suspension. Here's a photo of it in progress-
It's got 5" of travel in the seat, so I'm anticipating a much nicer ride that with the stock seat and stock suspension.
I changed the primary oil. I was able to find a T27 in the bottom of my toolbox but the previous owner of the bike had overtightened the derby cover screws... bottom 3 were not cooperating and I didn't want to strip them. I filled through the little inspection cover. Put in the whole litre. I'll check the level once I get those T27s out later with a new bit and more patience.
Poor little T27...I think he can be promoted to 1st string now ...Put me in Coach
"Liter"...you damn Fareigners
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Suddenly the only tool I have on hand but never touched became the most important... to finish the job, already had it drained. Didn't even know I had a T27.
Did my 20k mile service and liking the bellray sport transmission fluid. Used it last service and it really makes a noticeable difference in smooth shifting.
This side cover has seen better days anyway. The seat, when it's on, covers most of the rough top edge. The forward clip is broken and lets the cover flap around. I drilled a hole near the clip and it gets held in place with a zip tie. For now, until I repair that clip or find a better solution.
Let her rest in the garage and took the Electra Glide to work. Figured she needed a break from this daily Florida rain. Also repainted the heat shields.
05-17-2018, 12:46 PM
