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Posted by Donkey
 - May 26, 2015, 08:50:32 AM

Thanks. That's exactly what I thought. So now, like my 800, I assume the triple tree was bored out for the new SAE risers...

Which I guess is okay, just means I have to look for SAE risers.

Posted by pcarrell
 - May 26, 2015, 07:46:03 AM

This pic was to show the F&S windshield brakets, but it shows the stock risers too.

Posted by Donkey
 - May 26, 2015, 06:50:12 AM

Pretty sure my risers are not OEM...  I have 4" up 1" back, but the giveaway is they have SAE bolts. Anyone have a pic of what they should be on a '99 1500?

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - May 25, 2015, 14:41:17 PM

  ok so you are the gopher and they do the cleaning.......

Posted by Donkey
 - May 25, 2015, 12:15:48 PM

Thanks for the tip... Always looking for a way to make something easier! I'm actually not a true "clean fanatic"... I will always choose riding over cleaning. I actually felt a little awkward when this was done, because when it's too clean, it looks less "enjoyed"!

But, like the title of the thread says, it's new to me and I want to start with a blank slate... Put my OWN dirt on her!

(Just 2 boys...  No gopher and none coming!)

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - May 25, 2015, 10:21:10 AM

  Ok here is how you keep the tires clean and never have to bend your back or move your arms to keep them clean. The hardest part is for you to go to Canadian Tire and buy the following, Mr. Clean Magic eraser sponges, and Spry Nine. If you can find Scrub Daddy sponges it also helps. Then you go home with your purchases, and do the following:
Fill a med size bowl with warm water,
spray the Spray Nine all over the tires and let it soak a few mins if You have a jack this is super easy.
if no jack then you have to do the tire cleaning walk down the driveway.
After the Spray Nine has had time to work a bit the start to scrub gentle with the Mr. Clean
the really stubborn stuff will come off the white walls. You should at this point be sitting in your chair
the beer is cold and the sun is shining but of course you are in the shade.
Oh yes you have 3 boys, one for each tire and the youngest to be the gopher.
See really simple and super easy. I do this when needed but then I have to do it because I have no kids.

Posted by Donkey
 - May 25, 2015, 08:55:20 AM

There's an app for that!

Posted by Donkey
 - May 25, 2015, 08:41:35 AM

Looks ok in the first pic I took...  But it's too large to post. Have to look into how to shrink a pic on an iPhone...

Posted by Donkey
 - May 25, 2015, 08:39:23 AM

Thanks guys... It really does look bad in the picture!  Must be the angle or distortion because I'm sure I'd have seen that. I also cleaned the hub so I was all over that area...  I can't be that blind. I appreciate the heads up though and will check tonight for sure.

The beauty and benefit of a forum...

Posted by pcarrell
 - May 25, 2015, 08:13:21 AM

Those speedo cables have a tendency to break.  Replacing with a Nomad cable fixes the problem as it's a couple of inches longer.

Posted by Troll
 - May 25, 2015, 07:48:11 AM

We've all seen tires MUCH worse that that...now, unless the picture is distorting it, you better address that speedo cable before it breaks....

Posted by Donkey
 - May 25, 2015, 06:54:10 AM

Thanks for not chewing me up and spitting me out over the condition of my tires in the first pics.  Problem corrected.

(No, that's not a slash on the fender...  Reflection or something!)

Posted by Donkey
 - May 24, 2015, 17:08:36 PM

Better shots of the new engine guard...

Posted by Donkey
 - May 24, 2015, 17:01:13 PM
Quote from: moosewing3 on May 23, 2015, 22:19:22 PM

...Gooseberry...

Makes me laugh because I have never brought a bike in for service until this one...  Blew a tube and my dealer changes them for $40.  I can't take my own time to beat that price.

But they asked me the colour since this bike wasn't on file, and I couldn't bring myself to say anything other than GOOSEBERRY!

I looked at my receipt and it said red...  How disappointing...

Posted by Donkey
 - May 24, 2015, 16:56:43 PM
Quote from: CDNRatMan on May 23, 2015, 22:07:39 PM

well stop drooling and try and get one......lol...

What else do you have on the go with the bike?

Hmmm...  2-up seat, highway pegs, luggage rack...  If I don't do it slow and smart I'll spend myself out of being able to afford the gas. But if ANY bike deserves a hand shifter, it's these...
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