It Is Alive!!! Bwahahahahahaha

[SpudRider]

That's a nice, clean installation.

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Thanks, Spud.

Doc-I did a 100 miles yesterday and found myself creeping past 70 several times when I normally don't go over 60, so I guess I have to say it improved the high speed handling. Ear plugs are on the list. They are required for work and I have several.

BTW, I'm guessing there was a windshield on this bike in the past. It loosened up a bit on the ride to my MIL place(see earlier comment on loctite and real tools)and pushed against the trip odometer reset knob, cracking the dash panel in the exact spot I repaired two years ago. I think it also explains the missing paint along the top edge of the mini-fairing. If need be, I'll notch the windshield for a better fit on the fairing.

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The Shoei SB2 hard bags and big no name trunk I picked up in Maine are finished.

Before


After


Finished in Black Metal Flake. The chrome on the crashbars was pretty pretty crummy after electrolysis cleaning, so they were finished in Black Hammer Tone.


I've decided not to use the trunk(after all that work). I think it has been customized probably one time too many and I'm not thrilled with the integrity. Or lack thereof. I don't think I would be able to open the bags with it mounted.

Anyway, just the hardbags and my original trunk. The bags are on the bike now but need to be tweaked before I'm happy with the position.

BTW, I junked the ebay HK LEDs I bought when I first got the bike up and running and went back to incandescent bulbs for a few months. I decided to try again and I went with *Superbright LEDS ($$$) for the turn signals. What a difference. Brighter than the bulbs. I also went their brake light flasher. When the brakes are applied, the lights flash three times quickly, three times slowly, then steady on. I'm thinking of adding a red LED light strip to the trunk and running it through the flasher too.


*http://www.superbrightleds.com/

[Weldangrind]

Nicely done! I hope you can turn that trunk into cash.

Good idea on the brake flasher. What was the cost?

[SpudRider]

SuperBrightLEDs has great products, and excellent customer service.

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Nicely done! I hope you can turn that trunk into cash.

Good idea on the brake flasher. What was the cost?

I'll see if my brother might want it for his big ATV. As for the brake light flasher, peanuts.
http://www.superbrightleds.com/morei...odule/195/845/

[Weldangrind]

Peanuts is right! I might have to try one.

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I think I got them hung right. The frames seem pretty stable. They are actually straighter than shown in the second pic.




Long ride planned for Sunday in Wisconsin as a shakedown for a camping trip coming up the end of next month. We'll see how it goes.

[Weldangrind]

They look good. I think the exoskeleton-style of bag frame is the best; the bags have a higher chance at survival if the bike is dropped.

[cheesy]

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

They look good. I think the exoskeleton-style of bag frame is the best; the bags have a higher chance at survival if the bike is dropped.

They do that quite well.

[Weldangrind]

On the bright side, you have empirical proof that the bags are quite durable.

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Trying out a video with the new Fuji.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/21499296@N08/14770512943/

[Weldangrind]

That is so cool! I just showed my daughter, and told her that her future bike will be so equipped.

To bad your license plate says CY, instead of CX.

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

To bad your license plate says CY, instead of CX.

Yeah, I missed it by 4000. Somewhere in Illinois, someone has an MC plate that says CX 1979. One of my pals has a Buell Blast with a CX tag.

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Well, I sold the original FBG47 CDI last week to a CX owner in Texas. The guy in Texas contacted Aki, the builder of the FBG47, about getting one. Aki is up to his neck with a project at work and won't have time to make another until January. Sooooo, Aki got hold of me and asked if I'd be willing to sell the Texan the original unit. If I did, I could keep the RootBeer version and pocket the cash. I can't find a fault with the RootBeer version, so I agreed.

Anyway, I hooked the original unit back up to the Maggot today, just to make sure it still worked and to write up some installation instructions. It is still perfect. As I finished up putting the RootBeer unit back in, I glanced over at the right side shock and saw this.

They didn't look like that on Thursday. I ordered a new pair of Progressive shocks Friday night because the originals have been bottoming out, even on their stiffest setting. I think the only thing keeping the shocks on is the seat pan. Guess I got really lucky because I was running up to 85mph Friday morning.