After further review and contemplation, I decided not to do the procedure myself, but to spend the money and ship the pipes to my son. he is a helicopter mechanic with over 25 years experience His You Tube channel is PNW Mods & Maintenance. Check out what he's done to his C-5 Corvette, Crown Vic cop car and his other toys. I could do it myself but don't trust my work cutting and welding.
Soooo should get the pipes back late next week.
His Vette in the center with no hood.
Why I don't do my own cutting and welding
Should be on the FEDEX truck heading south, then I can put the bike back together and install the V&H FP3, sometime next week, Jumping Jehoshaphat the cat is DEAD! and that pipe sure looks good!
Mine went into the dealership for service. Front brake lever was going stiff and became unpredictable - fine then stiff, fine then stiff. Tried flushing the brake fluid and it didn't resolve the problem. Oh well. Considering how backed up they are and the lack of parts...I'm probably done riding for the next month or so. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Why I don't do my own cutting and welding
Should be on the FEDEX truck heading south, then I can put the bike back together and install the V&H FP3, sometime next week, Jumping Jehoshaphat the cat is DEAD! and that pipe sure looks good!
I'm fairly certain I can speak for everyone when I say, that looks... nah I'm kidding, looks great 👍
Completed a Tail/Stop/Turn conversion with LED inserts and red lenses to the rear turn signals.
I used 1157 style inserts and added a common 3 wire to 2 wire trailer light module to make it work.
Installed a bright red LED bulb in the center taillight, another LED bulb in the rear fender tip light.
Now the bike has all LED lighting. (and I need to update the photo below)
Installed a Trask CheckM8 vented transmission cover. Fairly straightforward install. Actually, the hardest part was transferring the transmission vent hose over from the stock cover to the new one.
Last edited by UrbanRunner; 10-02-2021 at 12:06 AM.
Completed a Tail/Stop/Turn conversion with LED inserts and red lenses to the rear turn signals.
I used 1157 style inserts and added a common 3 wire to 2 wire trailer light module to make it work.
Installed a bright red LED bulb in the center taillight, another LED bulb in the rear fender tip light.
Now the bike has all LED lighting.
A few shots of the module installed and functions.
All red Turn on/off cycle Turn on/off cycle All Brake, they look bright red to the eye, but red/orange to the camera Curt 3 to 2 wire brake module (the red scotch lock connected were temporary, now gonej Running tail Plenty of room for mounting and convenient to the ground points Connections made into the fender harness. Main harness left untouched.
Last edited by Max Effort; 10-02-2021 at 08:10 AM.
Today I installed Drag Specialties 13" black heavy duty adjustable rear shocks on my 20 RKS. First test ride was very nice and a noticeable improvement! Not bad for $275.00 and free shipping.
10-01-2021, 06:44 AM
His You Tube channel is PNW Mods & Maintenance. Check out what he's done to his C-5 Corvette, Crown Vic cop car and his other toys. I could do it myself but don't trust my work cutting and welding.
