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Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 29, 2016, 11:20:24 AMWhen I added my risers I just undid the clutch at the lever and did not touch it anyplace else. Then replaced it once I did the re routing and is done and working fine. Once we see the pictures we might be able to help you out.
Posted by gcates
- April 29, 2016, 11:02:01 AMHahaha!!! Oh, it happened!!! I got the banged up knuckles and smudged chrome to prove it. But I will try and get some pictures up this evening when I get home.
Posted by mittico68
- April 29, 2016, 09:52:36 AMGcates, you should know... no pics it didn't happen... lol...
Posted by gcates
- April 29, 2016, 09:46:32 AMSo I settled on the phatrisers II polished aluminum because after reading some things here I wasn't sure I'd ever get the chrome ones in because they didn't have any in stock and they were 4 weeks out. I got them last night and put them on. Impressions:
First the bad. I don't really like the look of them (the finish) or the way the front of my bike looks with the wires running behind the triple tree. All you can see are the great big risers. It took me a long time and what I hope wasn't too much stress on the clutch cable to get all of the cables rerouted. I ended up having to take off my lower exhaust which meant taking off my right floor board just to be able to get to all of the clutch bolts. It was certainly more than I bargained for and again, I hope my clutch is in proper order and doesn't snap on me down the road. Although, admittedly, I wasn't getting much info out of my service manual and I didn't really know what I was doing until I later found a video on youtube that helped tremendously. My first experience messing with the clutch.
All that being said, I think I'm going to really like the feel of where the bars are at now and I think it will really help with my back/neck problems that I have when riding. The new feel is certainly going to take some getting used to. If I decide I'm not happy with the new feel, the risers will be for sale at discount price and I'll list them here first.
Not terribly impressed with scootworks customer service, although the risers shipped to me fast once Dave acknowledged I was placing my final order and I sent a follow up email a few days later wanting to know if they had shipped or not.
Posted by mittico68
- April 25, 2016, 05:25:31 AMQuote from: tj on April 24, 2016, 14:16:21 PMnever seen those rear guards before...nice!
Yeah, and they're solid rock and can be used as passenger's pegs...
Now I've installed a pair of F&S black passenger's floorboards, so I'm just scratchin' my head since that they don't allow me to put on the rear guards...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 24, 2016, 19:04:36 PMlike I said Ted used to make them and they are well used in the UK.
Posted by tj
- April 24, 2016, 14:16:21 PMnever seen those rear guards before...nice!
Posted by mittico68
- April 24, 2016, 02:26:33 AMI do agree with Mr. Ratty: you'd better keep that rear guards with the bike...
They really add a retro-look style... maybe you should paint them black, so to match with the backrest (just my 2 cents...).
I've bought a Ted's pair of black rear guards for a few bucks (please, look at my gallery: pics n.3-6) and I'm really glad I did it just in time: now they're absolutely out of stock!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 23, 2016, 12:59:37 PMThe seat is not a OEM seat fort he bike, it almost looks like the Corbin seat I shipped to Nanook a few years back. The backrest does look like a homemade custom job. The rear engine guards were available there a few places, but are now another hard to find item, Ted in the US, and Malcolm in the UK were both making them for people but I am sure both have retired from that line.
Just my 2 cents worth I would hang on to the guards as they are hard to find, when you can add a front engine guard for your foot pegs, I had a local lad re do my seat for me with gel and memory foam and cost me less then $300.00 to be done and it is super comfy now.
Posted by gcates
- April 23, 2016, 12:27:26 PMGuess I've got an unusual seat and unusual back guards! The seat very well may be a combination stock/homemade setup. She didn't indicate that at the time. It certainly looks like Pastor's oem seat. I bought the bike from a guy named Rocco who lives in Mass. Worked for Indian and had my bike set up to look the way it does. I've only put the 2 up on it and the Hard Krome pipes. Don't know where he got the guard set. I could ask him...we're still in touch.
Posted by pcarrell
- April 23, 2016, 11:25:22 AMThat 2up backrest looks like a modified stock part. This is a pic of my bike right after I first got it (many moons ago), and you can see the stock grab bar on it. Looking at the base of your backrest, it looks the same.
Posted by mittico68
- April 23, 2016, 11:05:05 AMNever seen something like that... really nice!
But it looks home-made, in my opinion..isn't it?
Posted by gcates
- April 23, 2016, 10:40:39 AMI would love to get by without buying a new bar, but I think ultimately, that's gonna be the best setup. I'm going to wait until I get my risers and get those on to make any final judgement. I guess I could look at selling the other bars, but I don't mind them. I asked my wife if they got in her way and she said no. Guess it just looks uncomfortable to me.
As for the seat, I bought it from a lady in Texas after I purchased my bike. It came with a nice solo, but I wanted something to put the bride on. She advertised it as an oem stock two up and it fits like a glove. It was a little rough and I had to get one of those leather repair kits to touch it up. But it has been good for me until I can save the money for a nice new seat. Here are more pics.
Posted by greenbarn
- April 23, 2016, 08:55:20 AMgcates, those guards are referred to by another name, which escapes me at the moment. I think they are usually used along with saddlebags. Like Sir Ratman said, what you need is an engine crash bar, like he showed. If you do not like those rear bars - I would think you could sell them and put the money towards an engine crash bar. I think the ones you have are fairly rare and could perhaps be sought after.
As an alternative, I think there are frame-mounted foot pegs you could get by with until you get a crash bar.
Posted by mittico68
- April 23, 2016, 02:56:56 AMGcates, I've seen your bike has got such an unusual backrest...and it looks really comfortable...
Could you please tell us what make is that?
And most of all, would you post more pics of it?