Midnight Rider
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Went on a 20 minute ride to finally try out the heated grips. Not that I needed them in 70F ...
First ride in over two months, was good to be out!
First ride in over two months, was good to be out!
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Shad seat that I bought via this forum arrived yesterday. Looks good except for one thing: the front tongue on the seat pan is snapped. It's still attached to the seat pan with a thin bit of distressed plastic but it hinges up and down without any ability to perform its function. I could twist it barely and it would break off completely. Box shows no sign of being smashed/mangled. Guess I'll be doing some surgery with a flat piece of metal or two, and some bolts... or something : \
Shad seat that I bought via this forum arrived yesterday. Looks good except for one thing: the front tongue on the seat pan is snapped. It's still attached to the seat pan with a thin bit of distressed plastic but it hinges up and down without any ability to perform its function. I could twist it barely and it would break off completely. Box shows no sign of being smashed/mangled. Guess I'll be doing some surgery with a flat piece of metal or two, and some bolts... or something : \
Regarding the seat pan tongue: The plastic/fiber is so thin there that a wiggle or two will separate it... But i've figured a couple of ways to deal with it. I'll pull the stock seat to make sure I'm visualizing correctly where I need clearance. I'm not sure yet whether I even need the raised front the stock seat did, but I did the mod already so I'll approach it as if it does need it. Thanks, guys. It's likely I'll use the same metal bits that people have used to raise their front fenders. Since I do have a grinder with a cutting wheel and a Dremel I should be able to get the dimensions needed. Alternately, I might be able to span the area from where the bumpers would go at the correct height and actually have a tongue that goes into the original slot.
I dropped a $1000 on summer riding gear (Dainese RainSun Jacket and Pants) and a Sena 10U Bluetooth Communications for my Shoei NeoTec helmet. Pretty soon, I am going to have more in gear and farkles that I paid for the bike! Sheesh. I think I need professional help.
That's about where I'm at. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...obonxinbEj0uY-IFtmFJLlYZe8/edit#gid=244956305
I dropped a $1000 on summer riding gear (Dainese RainSun Jacket and Pants) and a Sena 10U Bluetooth Communications for my Shoei NeoTec helmet. Pretty soon, I am going to have more in gear and farkles that I paid for the bike! Sheesh. I think I need professional help.
Replaced the rear axle bolt I stripped awhile ago. I didn't take any pics of the new one but I used a torque wrench for the install this time
no a 1ft 3/4" ratchet that weighs 5lb but lessen learned. I got a torque wrench. The party was on back order and took me a month to get, got the same story from 6 places and 2 local Honda dealerships, makes me wonder how often it happens?Another first for me. I have never seen that happen on an axle bolt. You must be one strong dude to be able to pull those threads, either that or You used a three foot long t bar ?
I dropped a $1000 on summer riding gear (Dainese RainSun Jacket and Pants) and a Sena 10U Bluetooth Communications for my Shoei NeoTec helmet. Pretty soon, I am going to have more in gear and farkles that I paid for the bike! Sheesh. I think I need professional help.