New to this forum. Hello. Just finished rebuilding my 03 sporty from the ground up and I was looking at a license plate bag to put my registration and a hat in. It was kinda big and $90 so I went to REI and happened upon a small travel pack for electronics. $25 and fit perfect and is very sturdy.
had to install a new gas cap due to some asshat neighbor siphoning +/- $9-10 gas from it last week
i'm making a steel version of the "2 pin" open.close piece before the crappy aluminum one breaks
an the bright side....keystock is cheap and a punch to make the pins from I already have..........
the one that came with the cap has a bottle opener on the back but I ain't falling for that chyt.........
Just how does one steel gas from a motorcycle and not go to hospital with the siphon hose hanging out their *** ?
Installed a 2” tank lift and removed the fork reflectors. Not sure if I like the tank lift yet.
Looks nice, but I'm apprehensive about the mod. I'd rather keep the weight lower on an already top-heavy bike. The coil relocation mod that usually goes with it seems like a great idea, though. Is the lift generally more for aesthetics, or does it actually get more air across the engine than just the coil relocation alone?
@Bama Lee XLC as handirifle said (sarcastic or not, I'm not sure, tough to tell on online forums), diversity is good. Theft is not. That's just a shitty neighbor. But then again, as you said, something good is coming out of it (mowed lawns, someone probably earning their own money), even if their methods are screwy. Locking gas cap is probably a good idea anyway, to protect from tampering, whether where you park it overnight or when out and about. You could also get one of those covers with pockets for little alarm gadgets to startle the crap out of the thief if they try again. True, the alarms can be easy to unhook if you know to look for them, but it should only take one pants-pissing to scare them off. One would hope. And who knows, maybe they just needed that one (or two) "borrowed" tanks to earn enough for self sufficiency going forward. Some people are just greedy dicks, but once in a while it's someone genuinely struggling. *shrug* Just don't shoot them, OK? :P
On another subject, is that cord wrap on your handlebars just for aesthetics, or do you find that it helped with something practical, be it preventing glare or maybe helping with vibration damping? Looks cool at least!
I have known a few that had gas theft problems in the past that used a locking gas cap, they got their gas lines cut and the gas that wasn't stolen ran out on the ground.
I have known a few that had gas theft problems in the past that used a locking gas cap, they got their gas lines cut and the gas that wasn't stolen ran out on the ground.
Good point. It's sort of like locking a cloth top convertible car. I only did that when the top got old and needed replaced, hoping someone would cut it and the insurance could buy me a new top. Never happened, but it's the same logic. With a rubber hose running from the tank, a steel locking cap is a moot point.
Put a set of risers on the daughters bike last night. 4" riser with 1 1/2" pull back. We finished up about 10 PM and she didn't want to wake the neighborhood up. Just sitting on it she liked them better, she'll take it for a ride today and know for sure. But I'm going to have to do something different with the Speedometer mount, it just looks funny now.
08-06-2019, 06:48 PM
Added a glove box
