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Posted by Drift1
- March 25, 2013, 16:55:15 PMLOL.......good point.....wouldn't have to worry about flipping it bacckwards that's for sure.
Posted by pcarrell
- March 25, 2013, 13:51:34 PMI think a wheelie on a Drifter would grind that rear fender down quick!
Posted by Drift1
- March 25, 2013, 13:25:29 PMPC...sir.....no wheelies from this guy.The Drifter is for strictly cruising enjoyment.Now the snow & dirt toys that's a whole nother subject.... 
Posted by pcarrell
- March 25, 2013, 11:35:20 AMThis won't help when doing wheelies! 
Posted by Drift1
- March 25, 2013, 08:26:10 AMThat's a low blow...... 
....Good observation guys,sometimes an extra set of hands or in this case eyes are a big help.Ratman there's a few extra bucks saved,huh.I myself would prefer to have a little more slack in the cable just to prevent mishaps.......
Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 25, 2013, 08:15:37 AMoh shame me....lol......something so simple and I missed it......at least I did not put it down in its side.....lol......
Posted by kw-retrorider
- March 25, 2013, 04:20:06 AMGreenbarn - Good catch....Ratman, in your first picture, the bike is jacked up, you can see the lowers are extended in the photo. So now, put it on the ground and "foget about it".......
Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 25, 2013, 00:29:18 AMCan not remember if it was jacked up or not because I took the front jack out...now I'll set it on the ground and check it that way.....and still see the length of the cable.. Thanks for the mind set and reminder....like having a partner in the house to help out....
Posted by greenbarn
- March 24, 2013, 23:24:45 PMSomething that occurred to me... if your bike is jacked up, the cable will be a lot tighter - more slack when weight on the forks. Not much chance, I would think, of having the shock all the way extended and at the same time having the handlebars all the way to the left - except on those motocross-type jumps....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 24, 2013, 23:10:36 PM104 cm seems to be the normal length of the cable.....now to measure mine in the morning.........and not to shame you I'll let the rest of your comment go.......
Posted by greenbarn
- March 24, 2013, 23:04:37 PMBest I can tell, my cable is 41 inches (104 cm) - prett sure it may stretch out to 42 in (106.7 cm) if I took it off and stretched it out. Hope that helps you out.
Posted by greenbarn
- March 24, 2013, 22:55:53 PMMy tank is currently off the bike, so it will be easy to do right now. I'll let you know, but I can already tell you mine is probably longer than yours...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 24, 2013, 22:32:49 PMif any one can check the length of their cable I am going to take mine off tomorrow and check the actual lenght of it and then i'll know for sure... thanks guys.....
Posted by mmedur
- March 24, 2013, 22:12:28 PMI would have to look but if I remember correctly I ran it over the bar because there was no slack whatsoever to Rurik it under. I got the bike all put together and took it for a ride the other day. That bar looks so nice that my friend and my brother in law didn't notice I had added it. Until I pointed it out.
On another note my next attempt at highway pegs are patiently waiting at the shop until I have he money to pick them up. Should be this week.
Posted by greenbarn
- March 24, 2013, 22:01:48 PMRatman, I checked and mine is ran UNDER the crash bar. However, it looks to me that it might be better off OVER the bar. I have the tank off right now - interestingly, it had to be unhooked from the wheel to be able to be long enough to unhook the speedo. Of course, it's jacked up so the shock is all the way out.
Anyway, I might re-route mine once I get the tank back on, I'll have to see how it looks.
I ran my wires to the fender light along with the speedo cable, so I decided to run it all in braided SS flex - I bought a braided fuel line kit, and took the cover off it.