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Posted by Donkey
- June 01, 2015, 15:55:03 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on June 01, 2015, 15:41:36 PMYou won't let me ride if I don't. I can tell.try to help here......
hope you find one before Sat. so you will have a nice bike........
(Pulled the trigger on one from eBay... Cross your fingers!)
Posted by Donkey
- June 01, 2015, 15:52:02 PMMy sadness...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- June 01, 2015, 15:41:36 PMtry to help here......
hope you find one before Sat. so you will have a nice bike........
Posted by Donkey
- June 01, 2015, 13:15:56 PMQuote from: greenbarn on May 28, 2015, 22:41:16 PMBeing dumb... Isn't that the only way to break your own stuff?I'll ask. How did it happen? How bad is it? maybe it can be repaired.... Got pics??
That's a shame to hear, but they can be found. Ebay is your friend...
First of all, my garage is packed solid. I'm a small general contractor so that's my "warehouse"... And it's pretty tight in there. I had the two bikes side by side, and at the time it was so tight the front wheels were straight just to keep the bikes from leaning too much because of the lack of room... Shaking your head yet?
Down on my hands and knees, trying to pull the baffle out of the V&H Longshots just to see what condition the packing was in... And it got stuck. So I'm pulling. Hard. I'm not well braced, it's awkward, and I'm already thinking this is dumb...
When it started to tip.
Didn't go far, but the right side cover lined up directly with the highway peg bracket on the 800, and punched a star shaped hole in the centre of it. I'll post pics...
It actually isn't horrible looking but it has to be fixed. I want to start fresh and make everything the way I want it and that can't stay...
And all that keeps me sane is knowing how bad it really could have been.
Posted by pcarrell
- May 29, 2015, 16:11:02 PMQuote from: Donkey on May 28, 2015, 20:06:20 PMI sent you a PM about this.I broke my right side cover and I'm going to cry. Like a little girl.
And that pretty much sums up my evening's catch up posts.
Posted by Troll
- May 29, 2015, 07:56:13 AMProblem is that the cover for a 1500 is ONLY for a 1500. Classic and Nomad covers are different
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 28, 2015, 23:36:41 PMEbay is your friend if you can afford the shipping charges.........
Posted by greenbarn
- May 28, 2015, 22:41:16 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on May 28, 2015, 20:32:07 PMI'll ask. How did it happen? How bad is it? maybe it can be repaired.... Got pics??ok not going to ask about how or why.............
That's a shame to hear, but they can be found. Ebay is your friend...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 28, 2015, 20:32:07 PMok not going to ask about how or why.............
Posted by Donkey
- May 28, 2015, 20:06:20 PMI broke my right side cover and I'm going to cry. Like a little girl.
And that pretty much sums up my evening's catch up posts.
Posted by Donkey
- May 28, 2015, 20:05:21 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on May 27, 2015, 11:21:06 AMThat is the truest quote that goes along with ANY mod! I actually found that if I reach UNDER the clamp and undo the bag clasp, it's not so bad. The shield bag, like I mentioned, is for "long trip essentials", so I can deal with the occasional inconvenient clasp. And it's only an issue when the shield is actually ON, and when I actually NEED something out of it.You can only go wrong if you don't like it otherwise it is fine.....and you have lots of people to ask for ideas and opinions.
Posted by Donkey
- May 28, 2015, 20:01:01 PMQuote from: pcarrell on May 27, 2015, 08:02:59 AMI have the bag for that... any suggestions for mounting to the shaft cover most welcome! I haven't really looked into how to do that yet...(Gotta remember to make that leather drive shaft cover soon!)
Posted by Donkey
- May 28, 2015, 19:59:50 PMQuote from: greenbarn on May 26, 2015, 21:17:50 PMAgreed that a little investigation is involved. Man I wish summer was longer, it will be gone before I know it! I was about to say I feel bad that I feel like I wasted winter, but I didn't really... a lot of this comes from actually riding and getting a feel for what I want. Winter is for searching, but I didn't know what I was searching for!The Scootworks risers have a special stud in them - the bottom half retains the standard metric size, but the top half is SAE. Maybe yours has a similar setup?? If you haven't already, check the size on the nuts under the triple tree to see if they're metric - the standard ones are 17mm. .
Posted by Donkey
- May 28, 2015, 19:57:29 PMQuote from: greenbarn on May 26, 2015, 21:17:50 PMThis I will keep an eye on for sure.BTW, I have a couple sets of OEM risers for sale in the "Classified" section... a black pair and a chrome....
I just rotated my bars up as high as practical without twisted wrist syndrome, and I'll have to get some miles on her before I get a feel for it. I have found that something so simple changes a lot... I actually feel small on my 800 now after I get off the drifter becasue I did the same on that. But black, short risers might fit the bill.
Posted by pcarrell
- May 27, 2015, 14:38:47 PMIt's like having an Indian, without all of the insane prices and pesky maintinence issues.
It's a classic looking bike that you can just gas up and ride.