Worst upgrade you ever made
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#202
+1 except for bragging rights... "Yeah, the other day when I was riding it was 400 degrees and I hardly even broke a sweat!"
#203
Im beginning to feel the same way. Just bought a brand new PCV and the bike wouldnt even start.... Now I have to send it back to Dyna Jet....
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#207
HD premium oil cooler
When I bought my ride new in 2004, I had the MOCO install their premium oil cooler before I rode it home. In the first 2 years, one of the oil lines on the oil cooler blew 3 different times. Thankfully I had an extended warranty. After the 3rd time being towed home, the bike went to the dealership to have it removed at there expense. The only money that I ever recovered from this nightmare was selling the cooler on E-bay.
Words of advise to anyone; just put the high flow oil pump and cam plate upgrade in your ride when it's time to change the cam chain tensioners. that'll keep your bike cool enough.
Words of advise to anyone; just put the high flow oil pump and cam plate upgrade in your ride when it's time to change the cam chain tensioners. that'll keep your bike cool enough.
#208
Hmmmm, where to start?
Push button locking gas door gizmo:
I've had it one for more than a dozen years.
The flat, doubled piece of spring steel broke after several years on a trip and I resorted to using a credit card to slide under the door to get it open.
Remedy--y'all will love this.
I was in a Wal-Mart somewhere out west and saw that they had a sale on 9-volt (the large flashlight type) batteries, Two for the price of one, in a sealed pack.
I told the guy working behind the counter that if hw would cut the little curly spring off the top of one battery that I would give him the second battery.
That little curly spring is STILL being used to push my gas door open!!!
The chrome cup holders:
Can't use them for carbonated beverages.
I had just put a large cup of coffee in my cup holder and was pulling out the driveway of a gas station when a "woman on a mission" took a short cut though the gas station lot an forced me to do a very quick, life saving (mine) evasive maneuver/stop and the swinging/swivel cup holder did full spin and dumped my full cup of coffee on the parking lot!
I didn't even get off the bike to pick it up!
Had one for my bike and one for my wife's bike.
Gave both of them to the young man who bought her bike.
Kuryakyn mid-frame saddle heat shields.
We currently have them on three bikes and also on the wife's bike that I just sold.
Only had one to break....don't know why but I replaced it ane we like them, especially on my wife's Heritage with the "96" engine.
Push button locking gas door gizmo:
I've had it one for more than a dozen years.
The flat, doubled piece of spring steel broke after several years on a trip and I resorted to using a credit card to slide under the door to get it open.
Remedy--y'all will love this.
I was in a Wal-Mart somewhere out west and saw that they had a sale on 9-volt (the large flashlight type) batteries, Two for the price of one, in a sealed pack.
I told the guy working behind the counter that if hw would cut the little curly spring off the top of one battery that I would give him the second battery.
That little curly spring is STILL being used to push my gas door open!!!
The chrome cup holders:
Can't use them for carbonated beverages.
I had just put a large cup of coffee in my cup holder and was pulling out the driveway of a gas station when a "woman on a mission" took a short cut though the gas station lot an forced me to do a very quick, life saving (mine) evasive maneuver/stop and the swinging/swivel cup holder did full spin and dumped my full cup of coffee on the parking lot!
I didn't even get off the bike to pick it up!
Had one for my bike and one for my wife's bike.
Gave both of them to the young man who bought her bike.
Kuryakyn mid-frame saddle heat shields.
We currently have them on three bikes and also on the wife's bike that I just sold.
Only had one to break....don't know why but I replaced it ane we like them, especially on my wife's Heritage with the "96" engine.
#209
Mine would have to be the Cardo Scala Rider Intercom set.
I thought it would be nice to talk to my passenger or other riders while on the bike...what was I thinking?? I'm on the bike to get away from people for the most part.
It has a AM/FM radio and a MP3 plug, but the helmet mounted speakers make both sound like ****. My Boom speakers sound better even when wearing my full face.. I just crank the volume up one bar.
I'll probably put them up for sale on a BMW or Gold Wing board soon.
I thought it would be nice to talk to my passenger or other riders while on the bike...what was I thinking?? I'm on the bike to get away from people for the most part.
It has a AM/FM radio and a MP3 plug, but the helmet mounted speakers make both sound like ****. My Boom speakers sound better even when wearing my full face.. I just crank the volume up one bar.
I'll probably put them up for sale on a BMW or Gold Wing board soon.