TOAK, The Thread of All Knowledge part XIV.
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My ex DIL's Father, which is Luke's other PaPa, has a new Tri-Glide.
He decided to install some 14" Paul Yaffe apes on it himself. I put the same bars on Purple a few years ago. It's a little bit of work. Pull the fairing and tank and go to work, including brake line and clutch cable, and he got in over his head. His brother in law came over, leaned on the inner fairing that he had pushed forward, and it tipped completely over and knocked a baseball sized dent in his brand new front fender.
We're not besties but he's a pretty good dude. He called me and I helped him put it all back together. Considering he wanted to light it on fire and call the insurance co, he's riding it now so he should feel better....
He decided to install some 14" Paul Yaffe apes on it himself. I put the same bars on Purple a few years ago. It's a little bit of work. Pull the fairing and tank and go to work, including brake line and clutch cable, and he got in over his head. His brother in law came over, leaned on the inner fairing that he had pushed forward, and it tipped completely over and knocked a baseball sized dent in his brand new front fender.
We're not besties but he's a pretty good dude. He called me and I helped him put it all back together. Considering he wanted to light it on fire and call the insurance co, he's riding it now so he should feel better....
Evening, Jeff. Looks nice out there.
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Thanks fellers. You have to take the ignition out and in all the jostling and his BIL knocking the inner fairing all the way to the fender, the tumblers moved and his ignition wouldn't go back in. I have an ignition alignment tool and we got her back in and working.
Just little things like that was driving him crazy.
Just little things like that was driving him crazy.
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Pretty flowers Mick, those look good....
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Good on ya Jack ... I never liked being watched over ... It always made me nervous for some reason :<)
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It makes me feel good to finally be on the receiving end of that Greg.
Good on ya Jack. I know that's not a fun job.
Good on ya Jack. I know that's not a fun job.
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Thanks Bawb....
I'm halfway thru a pretty big glass of RR on ice, so it's getting better by the minute....
I'm halfway thru a pretty big glass of RR on ice, so it's getting better by the minute....
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