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Posted by Donkey
- May 22, 2015, 12:41:57 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on May 22, 2015, 10:24:56 AMStrap that to the fender and see how many caps you can blow before you get there...four boxes of beer in my hockey bag and some extra stuff........and because you might not know a box of beer here is 24 bottles, not that tinny can stuff.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 22, 2015, 10:24:56 AMfour boxes of beer in my hockey bag and some extra stuff........and because you might not know a box of beer here is 24 bottles, not that tinny can stuff.
Posted by pcarrell
- May 22, 2015, 08:22:23 AMRear fenders are getting harder to find. There's always the Oldy's fenders (fiberglass molds pulled from a Drifter http://www.badassglass.us/fenders.html , but your's looks like it could be repaired, and it'd need a repaint too. The fender bib may be the cheapest solution for now, but that's your call.
It looks like there isn't much space between the fender and the seat/rack. If I remember, that rear suspension has a swing of about 5 inches, so you need 5 1/2 inches clearence to be safe.
Posted by Donkey
- May 22, 2015, 08:01:32 AMJust playing with new filters... Man that tire is dirty. Sorry.
Posted by greenbarn
- May 21, 2015, 23:01:33 PMQuote from: Donkey on May 21, 2015, 21:28:54 PMYessir... search on eBay: LR2 Luggage Rack for Mustang & Corbin Removable Backrest seat Dual Tour ( 111589937025 )
Very reasonable I think too, given how hard options are to find. They say they recommend 20lb but "many customers have reported carrying MUCH more with no problem"... and to their credit the close up pictures make it look pretty well built.
I'll look them up. 20 lbs, a respectable amount for most of us. Now, probably not enough for somebody like Ratman to put that big hockey bag of his on there.... But enough for a box of beer....
Posted by Donkey
- May 21, 2015, 21:29:57 PMAnd they offer a skull too...
Posted by Donkey
- May 21, 2015, 21:28:54 PMQuote from: greenbarn on May 21, 2015, 21:17:57 PMYessir... search on eBay: LR2 Luggage Rack for Mustang & Corbin Removable Backrest seat Dual Tour ( 111589937025 )Donkey, what's the capacity of that thing?? I'd be interested in that too. Got a website?
Very reasonable I think too, given how hard options are to find. They say they recommend 20lb but "many customers have reported carrying MUCH more with no problem"... and to their credit the close up pictures make it look pretty well built.
Posted by greenbarn
- May 21, 2015, 21:17:57 PMDonkey, what's the capacity of that thing?? I'd be interested in that too. Got a website?
Posted by Donkey
- May 21, 2015, 21:16:03 PMThis thing is still on the short list too, since it installs on the seat post of a corbin (or mustang) backrest, which I have.
I like removeable. Only need it for the road trips... And it comes in black (or raw) as well.
Posted by Donkey
- May 21, 2015, 21:01:51 PMQuote from: 49Reo on May 21, 2015, 20:32:48 PMThat's exactly what it is. I was lucky enough to get the bike from a friend, so I have a little bit of it's history...That rack looks like an older Harley FLH rack; same one I had on my '76.
It might have done better had the bolts been shorter... it's one of the too long bolts that gouged the fender. And as for the contact... that may have been a one time huge pot hole in a construction zone with a full luggage load... And I did find that the shocks were dialed down to "1".
Posted by 49Reo
- May 21, 2015, 20:32:48 PMThat rack looks like an older Harley FLH rack; same one I had on my '76. If you're handy with tools and torch, you could always fab one up....I ended up doing that, could not find one that I wanted on my baby. Finally built one, love it, but can't see it as I have a huge fringed leather trunk on it....funny....couldn't find one I liked, what did it matter if you can't see it.....oh well. I know its there.....
Posted by Donkey
- May 21, 2015, 19:46:51 PMThis is her pretty much the way I got her. She came with a windshield and the backrest for the Corbin. For scooting around town, all that comes off. I found and bought the original black Kawi engine guard, but so far it's still wrapped in the packaging...
She had a badly dented right side air cleaner cover but I got lucky on eBay finding one in Canada, brand new at a great price. All three dash indicator lights were damaged or missing and that was my first purchase, but so far that's it!
The rear fender is the sorest spot...
(I've never referred to a bike by gender before this... but with all the skirting and looking as sexy as they do, kinda comes naturally!)
Posted by Donkey
- May 21, 2015, 19:31:55 PMNo horseshoe...
The pic came out pretty good... good enough to show why the rack replacement is necessary. Hoping most buff out, but there is one deep groove that doesn't show here.
Posted by Donkey
- May 21, 2015, 19:22:08 PMThanks Pastor... I'll check it out!
Rat... I know right?! Still not convinced that it didn't have one... the big steel bracket I took off the side makes me wonder...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 21, 2015, 19:20:28 PMok so there is such a simple solution to your dilemma about the boys. One simple word and your issues are completely done........
SIDECAR.......
buy a side car and you can move both boys around and have fun doing it